Australia will include YouTube in its upcoming ban on social media access for teenagers under 16, reversing an earlier exemption for the platform.
Brainrot essentially describes the withering of mental faculties from overexposure to low-value digital content.
The July Movement in Bangladesh fused protest with digital defiance, using social media to bypass media silence, mobilize voices, and challenge power. It reshaped activism, highlighting social media’s role in truth, trauma, and transformation.
Dumb phones are making a comeback as people seek digital detox, improved focus, and nostalgia. With lower costs, longer battery life, and fewer distractions, ditching smartphones offers a mindful escape — despite missing out on modern conveniences.
The internet, once a mere repository of information, has evolved into the most formidable arena for political engagement.
The US government announced Wednesday it will start reviewing the social media activity of visa applicants and immigrants for antisemitic content, according to a recent report by Reuters. The announcement has been heavily criticised by certain civil liberties groups as an overreach that threatens free expression.
What started as a niche form of entertainment, in recent years, has grown into a medium for storytelling, political satire, and everyday connection. Memes now serve as a mirror of society, and as Bangladesh continues to embrace digitalisation, they are now contributing to online conversations and sparking social change.
Grooming of minors by paedophilic adults seems to be an overlooked yet pressing societal anomaly
Do we question the information that floods our social media feeds or passively consume and share without critical evaluation?
It’s essential to have a healthy relationship with social media so that we can navigate around it without letting it affect us in a harmful way.
Ramadan, the blessed month for Muslims globally, allows us to introspect and break out of habits that do not add any value to our life but rather cause damage. Many people look forward to Ramadan as a golden opportunity to break out of their habit of smoking and live a healthier lifestyle. In this digital age, many of us are addicted to our phones and various social media apps. So, what more of an auspicious time can you have than now to break out of your smartphone addiction?
While Putin obviously deserves reprimand, should social media and tech giants encourage violence?
The former England footballer was removed after using Twitter to compare the language used to launch the new policy to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany.
While it is golden to have online friendships reach the real world, many connections that transpire online never leave the dark backdrop of our inbox.
There lies a problem in the type of books that are being popularised by BookTok.
The implementation of censorship laws on social media leaves more questions than it answers.
Pakalu Papito went viral and achieved tremendous fame in 2015 as a result of his amusingly excellent use of puns and unrelated comedy in his joke tweets.
Public engagement does not necessarily equal public interest, and certainly not public benefit.
There are some valid concerns in the way the topic of enhancement surgery is discussed on popular social media platforms
