Fighting the Negative Impact of Social Media!
I’ve written before about true crime mania on social media. What we have currently unfolding is a case study showing the potentially devastating effects of social media on someone who was both victim and perpetrator in a very famous true […]
Over the past few years we’ve been seeing world governments attempt to tackle an issue they’ve long ignored: social media and its harms. At the beginning of this year I wrote about the United Kingdom’s new Online Safety Bill and […]
The term “influencer” has taken on a whole new meaning in today’s digital world. With their large followings and persuasive content, these social media celebrities have become strong shapers of our choices, habits, and attitudes. But what exactly is the […]
Since the dawn of the internet, humans have been using it to look at cute, funny animals. The I Can Has Cheezburger? and Keyboard Cat memes are retro at this point. Social media has given us the ability to vastly […]
My Tiktok feed is probably pretty standard: book recommendations, cooking videos, MANY cats. Mind-numbing but generally harmless. Interspersed throughout are a smattering of mental health support videos. Some share their own experiences of lifestyle and treatment. Others discuss their concerns […]
In my last post I discussed the possible consequences of posting images of children online. A part of that discussion was consent. Even if children give their consent to their image being shared, it’s unlikely that they understand the full […]
Online trends come and go in the blink of an eye, some only lasting a couple of days. The ‘deinfluencing’ trend actually managed a few months before fizzling out. The concept of being told by content creators what not to […]
All forms of media influence individuals greatly. The media we consume affects how we perceive the world, think about others, and think about ourselves. For many women, the media they see and consume deals with limiting women to what they […]