Fighting the Negative Impact of Social Media!
We often call “social media detox” the hip solution to tech burnout. But beneath the buzz is something far more important: your brain’s neuroplasticity, emotional regulation, and reward systems are being reconditioned by your online activity — sometimes unwittingly. At […]
Brat Summer 2024 is a lifestyle and an aesthetic created by the British singer Charli XCX with the drop of her new album titled BRAT. It portrays a messy, carefree, young girl partying summer vibe that we all aspired to […]
If you are active on TikTok and Instagram, there is a high chance that you’ve come across Nara Smith, a twenty-two-year-old South African/German model who has also earned the title of a ‘’momfluencer’’, ‘’trad wife’’ and a queen of ‘’making […]
I’ve expressed on multiple occasions my concern over social media’s affect on the health and wellbeing of young people. What is less discussed in the media is how it affects the older generations. The gap in the number of social […]
Wellness influencing is a classic path for an influencer to go down. Instagram has been flooded with wellness content pretty much since its inception. If you’re a woman on Tiktok it’s a miracle if you haven’t been shown what yoga […]
Medical misinformation is big business on social media. From influencers flogging snake oil to anti-vax propaganda, we’re often facing health advice that’s complete nonsense. But so many people believe it. We’re all living longer, but we’re not living healthier. People […]
Social media is flooded with AI-generated content. Text and images created by AI are spreading like wildfire, and it’s becoming harder and harder to spot it. Companies are adopting these technologies en masse as they are cheap and readily available. […]
Last week senate hearings were held in the US. The heads of Meta, Discord, Snap, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok were asked by lawmakers how the platforms intended to safeguard children online. Behind them sat the families of children who […]
Over the last couple of months there has been two major TikTok trends regarding Gen Alpha’s (2010-2025) behaviour, specifically pre-teens. The first is teachers describing the utterly horrific circumstances they are finding themselves in when trying to teach these children. […]
As a child I remember taking Christmas list writing incredibly seriously. Argos catalogues would be poured over and circled, and my parents would herd my sister and I through Toys “R” Us to point out exactly what we wanted from […]