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One in four girls have depression by the time they hit 14, study reveals
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 20.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, gender, research/study, social media, threat
Summary | According to a new study, about 24% of teenage girls (and about 9% of boys) are depressed, which has led people to ask whether social media and issues related to body image have an impact on teenagers' health. It seems that today's girls are facing more mental health problems that previous generations.
Image Description | Photograph of a girl sitting on a deck.
Image Tags | female(s)
Twitter founder: Trump presidency is product of short attention spans
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 13.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | politics, social media, threat, Twitter
Summary | Evan Williams, one of Twitter's founders, claims that Donald Trump's online behavior is showing how social media platforms are making us dumber. Indeed, social networks are based on short attention spans, and they also undermine open-mindedness and our sense of truth. According to Williams, advertising models are to be blamed.
Image Description | Portrait of Donald Trump.
Image Tags | male(s)
Growing social media backlash among young people, survey shows
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 5.10.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, cyberbullying, research/study, social media, technology-free, threat, youth
Summary | Two out of three pupils claim they would not care if there was no social media. According to the survey, young people are aware of the negative effects of new technologies on their lives and mental health. Some of them said that they had been victims of online abuse, that they were addicted, or/and that they felt less confident. Other pupils talked about the positive aspects of new technologies and social media (e.g. memes, Snapchat stories) and what improvements they would like to see. At a private boarding school for girls, pupils tried a new experiment: hand over their phones for three days. The girls liked the experiences and would like to do it again for a longer period.
Image Description | Photograph of someone (whose face is cut off) sitting on a bed and using/looking at a laptop.
Image Tags | computer/laptop
Girls and social media: 'You are expected to live up to an impossible standard'
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 23.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | gender, social media, threat, youth
Summary | According to a new poll, 1 out of 3 girls feels pressured to be "perfect" on social networks. Five teenage girls share their opinion on the subject. For instance, they constantly compare themselves to other people online and then feel like they have to project a perfect image of themselves online. Some people delete their pictures online because they don't feel confident anymore and think they are not following the "rules". Moreover, young girls online constantly look for other people's validation and "likes". Instagram seems to be the worst social network for those girls.
Image Description | Photograph of hands holding smartphones.
Image Tags | hand(s), smartphone
Are smartphones really making our children sad?
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 13.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, childhood, smartphone, threat, youth
Summary | Children's relationship with screens has become a contested topic; not everyone agrees with what should or shouldn't be done. Last week, the Atlantic published an excerpt of Jean Twenge's book (the Atlantic article was titled "Have smartphones destroyed a generation?"), which initiated very diverse reactions. Jean Twenge, who is an American pychologist, said that social media have a negative effect on young people. Twenger then answered some of her critics in this Guardian article.
Image Description | Photograph of a group of teenagers all staring at their phone or tablet.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone, tablet
Steven Gerrard blasts Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy over 'disrespectful' crying emoji
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 13.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Benjamin Mendy mocked Lewis Dunk on social media. Steven Gerrard said that Mendy was being disrespectful when he posted "Bullet header" with three crying emojis.
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Chris Brown comments on one of Rihanna's smoking hot carnival Instagram posts and this is how her fans reacted
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 8.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, Instagram
Summary | Chris Brown left a negative comment (side eye emoji) on one of Rihanna's Instagram posts and fans reacted to that "negativity".
Image Description | N/A
How to activate Facebook's hidden Harry Potter spells
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 26.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook
Summary | To celebrate Harry Potter's 20-year anniversary, Facebook introduced a new feature. Users can cast spells with their status updates.
Image Description | N/A
Hashtag turns 10: Seven facts you didn't know about the trending symbol
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 23.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | hashtags
Summary | The Hashtag symbol is ten years old. The article lists seven facts about the hashtag (e.g. what was the first hashtag used on Twitter, what was the most used hashtag during the first year).
Image Description | N/A
Animojis, facial recognition and no home button: How the new iPhone X features will work
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 12.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, smartphone
Summary | The new iPhone X includes new features: animoji (a face recognition software that allows users to create 3D animated emojis), and no home button.
Image Description | N/A
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