How Gen Z Is Using Social Media To Affect Real-Life Social Change
Or do you remember the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge? That, too, was a viral social media phenomenon aided by this generation. Users participated by dumping a bucket full of ice water over their heads and sharing the chilling footage (pun intended) on social media. After drying off, participants donated to … …
Columbine High shooting survivor: Social media is giving Parkland students the voice we never had
A survivor of the Columbine High School shooting has said the reaction of the Parkland victims has renewed her hope of meaningful action finally happening on gun control. Anne Marie Hochhalter said social media had given survivors of mass shootings a platform to call for change that the teenagers of … …
MPs want schools to tell them how social media affects pupils’ wellbeing
Schools are being asked to contribute to an inquiry by MPs into the impact of social media and screen-use on young people's health and wellbeing. The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, chaired by Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb, has today announced it plans to hold the … Read More
Why Social Media and YouTube Creators Want More Diverse, Authentic Content
There is a strange thing happening with content creation on the internet. From giants like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to the social media flavor of the moment, content creators are maturing and becoming more aware of the diversity of their audiences. There was a time when a content creator could … …
Nemanja Matic’s social media activity sends Manchester United fans into overdrive
Nemanja Matic has got Manchester United's fans dreaming by following countryman Sergej Milinkovic-Savic on Instagram. The Lazio midfielder, 22, has established himself as one of Europe's brightest prospects over the past few seasons. And with Jose Mourinho having previously declared his desire … Read More
Inquiry to examine impact of social media on young people´s health
The Science and Technology Committee is to hold an inquiry into the impact of social media and screen-use on young people's health and well-being, it has been announced. It comes after the Education Policy Institute's 2017 report revealed 95 per cent of 15-year-olds in the UK use social media before … …
PBC Schools urge parents to talk to kids about social media threats
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – If you're a parent of a Palm Beach County School District student, you may have received a strict message from district police on Monday night. Schools are urging parents to talk to their kids because students have been posting threats on social media. The robocall …
MPs set to investigate the harmful effects of excessive use of smartphones and social media amid …
A damning report from the Children's Commissioner for England last month found social media apps like Facebook, Snapchat, Musical.ly and Whatsapp are “still not doing enough” to stop younger kids under 13 from using them. It warned social media was exposing kids to “significant emotional” risks … Read More
Kids are killing English through social media
Words and phrases such as "bae", "slaying", "on fleek" and "ratchet" (together with a vulgar manner) are thrown back and forth as if we are all part of one enormous social media platform. How times have changed. Twenty years ago, there was no such thing as a smart phone and …
Social media slams Anna Wintour’s fashion faux pas
Two Queens were seated next to each other at London fashion week, but there was a possible breach of royal protocol. She's famous for her fashion prowess, but Conde Nast artistic director Anna Wintour has been slammed for her fashion faux pas when seated next to Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday … …