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Social media ban
Former health secretary’s intervention comes as government closes consultation on age limits for social media platformsSocial media companies should be treated like the tobacco industry, Wes Streeting has argued, as…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Canada
The group representing physicians in Manitoba is adding its voice to support the province's proposed plan to ban social media and artificial intelligence chatbots for youth.
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
HP Opinion 4
Whether we like it or not, social media has become an inseparable part of modern life. It connects people across distances, brings communities together, and has made the world feel…
May 25, 2026
· 4 min read
Kamara, Maurice
Maurice Kamara has a gift for getting people to stop for his man-on-the-street style interviews. That includes A-listers who usually couldn’t be bothered.
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Skin Cancer
Dermatologists are flummoxed.
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Cricket
Australian cricketer Travis Head and his wife Jess Head have their Instagram accounts blasted with vile comments after a series of tense on-field exchanges between Head and Indian star Virat…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
News
X is cracking down on repost accounts and content thieves by reducing payouts and shifting engagement credit back toward original creators.
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
looksmaxxing
A mental health professional explains how sensationalizing the extreme behaviors associated with "looksmaxxing," rather than treating them as symptoms of mental health issues, can prevent boys and young men from…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Social Media
It looks beautiful in the Instagram post with blue skies and picturesque tarns carved by glaciers. But read further and the multi-day Tasmanian hike is considered one of Australia's most…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
News
UK police are done waiting for tech companies to act and are now pushing the government to block under-16s from unsafe platforms entirely.
May 23, 2026
· 1 min read
News
The World Happiness Report found that the more time you spend on social media, the greater the loss to your well-being, and young people in the West are feeling it…
May 23, 2026
· 1 min read
Social Media
For many years, Tasman Drive in Gerringong was a secret held by locals. Now residents must coexist with tourists hungry for the perfect shot.
May 23, 2026
· 1 min read
Crime
Even a murder or two couldn't stop her from posting on social media.
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
DEKONSTRUCTING THE KARDASHIANS: A New Media Manifesto (Book)
In “Dekonstructing the Kardashians,” MJ Corey takes America’s most famous TV clan seriously.
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Life and style
Addicted to your devices? According to experts, not all screen time is created equal. Here are some healthier ways to spend time onlineThe average UK adult spends around 7.5 hours…
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Suits and Litigation (Civil)
The owner of the “Peanuts” catalog would really like it if companies and the U.S. government stopped using its music without permission.
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Meta Platforms Inc
Snap, TikTok and YouTube had already settled with the Kentucky district, allowing the companies to avert the first in a series of federal trials.
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
India
Satirical project is viral sensation and outlet for protest on social media as it taps into young people’s frustrationIt began as a satirical online project after India’s chief justice compared…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Meta Platforms Inc
On a dark day of layoffs at Meta, one employee responded by creating an internal radio station that plays songs about job cuts — generated by artificial intelligence, of course.
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Meta Platforms Inc
Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by A.I. and were trying to figure out who had been let go on Wednesday, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Vagina
Gaps in women’s health knowledge and care have created a business opportunity. What could go wrong?
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Artificial Intelligence
The company announced the changes two days before it plans to lay off 10 percent of its work force, or about 8,000 employees.
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Podcasts
Alex Cooper, the host of the popular podcast “Call Her Daddy,” announced in an Instagram post that she was expecting her first child. The news shook the internet.
May 18, 2026
· 1 min read
Vagus Nerve
This information conduit is crucial to how your body functions. So why are so many people trying to shock it?
May 18, 2026
· 1 min read
Comedy
The comedian Munya Chawawa on satire in the age of social media and what Donald Trump has in common with wrestlersEven if you don’t know Munya Chawawa’s name, you will…
May 18, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Faced with rising costs and a lack of jobs, many young Indians are turning an online side hustle into an incomeThe work begins at sunrise, ahead of her first Instagram…
May 14, 2026
· 1 min read
Meditation
Social media is awash with clips of people paying to be ‘bathed’ in sound. But what’s the science behind the practice?Read more in the Antiviral seriesI, for one, am partial…
May 12, 2026
· 1 min read
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Influencers and health gurus are offering pregnancy solutions during “trimester zero,” when women are trying to conceive.
May 12, 2026
· 1 min read
Weddings and Engagements
Moving beyond the typical viral clothing hauls, brides-to-be are sharing sentimental videos of the moment they reveal (and sometimes try on) their mothers’ preserved wedding gowns.
May 10, 2026
· 1 min read
Dancing
Performers who wowed us online as children are coming of age. But they have few obvious career paths.
May 4, 2026
· 1 min read
Men
What is a very private struggle – coming to terms with one’s own appearance – is being reshaped into a site of competition and ridiculeI felt something akin to devastation…
March 24, 2026
· 2 min read
Artificial Intelligence
The relentless addition of artificial intelligence in popular apps raises questions about what’s at stake. The answer: the future of the internet and its lifeblood, digital advertising.
February 10, 2026
· 1 min read
Baseball
In the 17th season of a Hall of Fame-worthy career, Votto has made the unusual shift from meticulous hitting savant to social media star.
September 11, 2023
· 1 min read