Posted on December 9, 2024
It’s time to talk about the fallacy of social media interaction as an indicator of popular opinion. For years now, people have been using social media as a focus group, as an indicative measure of relative popularity and trend-worthiness. But for several reasons, social media discussion likely doesn’t reflect the perspective of the populous. The […]
Posted on August 20, 2024
Kids are coming online at younger and younger ages, as new technology provides new opportunities for parents and kids to connect, learn and engage with the world via digital devices. But what apps are kids actually using, and how are they using them? That’s what Qustodio sought to uncover with its latest survey report, which incorporates insights from 180,000 […]
Posted on July 18, 2024
After years of accusations about Instagram’s impact on teens, and refutations of the same from Meta, the company is looking to allow researchers to conduct an in-depth study of the platform’s impacts on young users, as part of a new expansion of its restrictive research program. As reported by The Atlantic, Meta’s planning “a small pilot […]
