Fighting the Negative Impact of Social Media!
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. […]
Navigating the New Frontier The dawn of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various sectors of society is undeniably transforming the way we think, live, and work. One of the most significant areas where AI is making its mark is in the […]
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 […]
In today’s digital age, social media platforms and gadgets serve as virtual playgrounds for the younger generation. Reports say, “By age 8, 42% of US children have their own tablet”. With the rise of smartphones, tablets, and constant internet connectivity, […]
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 […]
Social media posts centered on children are extremely popular. Parents think they have the most gorgeous, hilarious, perfect offspring in the world. And so they should! So of course they would want to show them off to their friends/family/followers/the world. […]
Everyone that has ever used the internet has probably come across scams trying to steal our data and/or money. Whilst many are confident that they could spot scams when they see them, many others lack the knowledge and experience required […]
News from the USA this week involves legislation being introduced in various states to limit children’s access to social media. As evidence mounts of the harm social media causes children, governments seem to finally be stepping up to try and […]
Both the EU and the UK will have new laws regulating social media platforms coming in to effect shortly. In the EU, the DSA’s focus will be on how social media and digital platforms deal with illegal content, misinformation and […]