Social media design is key to protecting kids online
Policymakers are focusing on restricting teens’ access to social media, but this approach risks cutting them off from its ...
One Tech Tip: Wasting too much time on social media apps? Tips and tricks to curb smartphone use
If you’ve got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it. It can be hard to curb excessive use of smartphones and ...
Trying the buzzy social media platform Yope showed me how hard it is to get people to download another app
With 2.2 million monthly active listeners, Yope is gaining traction with Gen Z users. I tested it for a few days to see the ...
Long Island students design ‘buddy bot’ that offers surprising twist in battle to make social media safer for kids
A group of Long Island ninth graders won an extensive contest on making social media less harmful for teens by designing an AI program to help with digital detoxing.
Open social web browser Surf integrates with Bluesky in latest beta
Surf, the new app from Flipboard for browsing the open social web, is expanding its support for Bluesky's social network. On ...
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How to Spend Less Time on Social Media (or Leave It Altogether)
Image Both iOS 18, left, and Android 15 offer ways to minimize or disable notifications from social media apps so you are not interrupted by them as much, or at all.Credit...Apple; Google First ...
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Crewmunity: The Social App Solving the Adult Friendship Crisis
Crewmunity aims to bridge that gap, making it the go-to social networking app for adults looking for meaningful connections in cities like New York, Los Angeles, and beyond. Unlike other social ...