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Social Media Addiction Is Engineered - Here's How It Actually Works
Social Media

Social Media Addiction Is Engineered - Here's How It Actually Works

The endless scroll, the notification dot, the perfectly timed "like" - none of it is an ac...

June 15, 2026
Doomscrolling: Why You Can't Stop, and What It's Actually Doing to You
Digital Wellbeing

Doomscrolling: Why You Can't Stop, and What It's Actually Doing to You

The average person now spends nearly seven hours a day looking at screens - and a growing ...

June 25, 2026
Cyberbullying in 2026: A Growing, Mostly Invisible Problem
Social Media

Cyberbullying in 2026: A Growing, Mostly Invisible Problem

It doesn't stop at the school gate anymore. Cyberbullying follows kids - and increasingly ...

June 30, 2026
Instagram, Anxiety, and the Beauty Standards It Quietly Reinforces
Social Media

Instagram, Anxiety, and the Beauty Standards It Quietly Reinforces

Instagram's own internal research reportedly found the app made body image issues worse fo...

July 22, 2026
The Screen Time Crisis: What's Actually Happening With Kids and Devices
Digital Wellbeing

The Screen Time Crisis: What's Actually Happening With Kids and Devices

Parents think nine hours a week of screen time is ideal for their kids. The reality is clo...

July 23, 2026
Do YouTube's Algorithms Really Radicalise Young Minds? What the Research Actually Shows
Media & Misinformation

Do YouTube's Algorithms Really Radicalise Young Minds? What the Research Actually Shows

The "YouTube rabbit hole" is one of the most repeated claims about social media harm. The ...

July 26, 2026
The Loneliness Epidemic: Is Social Media Making Us More Alone?
Mental Health

The Loneliness Epidemic: Is Social Media Making Us More Alone?

Roughly half of American adults report meaningful loneliness. Young adults - the most conn...

July 27, 2026
Blue Light, Sleep, and the Real Cost of Night Scrolling
Digital Wellbeing

Blue Light, Sleep, and the Real Cost of Night Scrolling

It's not really the blue light that's the biggest problem with your phone at bedtime - it'...

July 30, 2026
Keeping Kids Safe Online: A Parent's Practical Guide
Youth Safety

Keeping Kids Safe Online: A Parent's Practical Guide

Online risks to children have grown faster than most parents realise, and AI has added a g...

August 1, 2026
Do Parental Controls Actually Work? What the Research Says
Youth Safety

Do Parental Controls Actually Work? What the Research Says

Parental control tools are more widely available than ever - and only about half of parent...

August 2, 2026