7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (267+ words) Whenever we open our phone just for a notification and end up scrolling for hours, there’s actually a reason behind it. Let’s talk about the continuous scroll. Social media never gives us a stopping point. Whenever we take our phone…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (22+ words) Companies make billions from them. Here's how your attention, data and behaviour fuel the two-sector market....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) A $17 billion settlement between the owner of Facebook and 48 states, including Virginia, is a “down payment on reforms” to make social media more accountable to the needs of children, Virginia’s attorney general said. In a media call with Virginia journalists…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (906+ words) Have you ever opened TikTok or Instagram for “just five minutes” and somehow ended up scrolling for an hour? Maybe you see videos about a topic you searched for yesterday. Then another one appears. And another. Soon, your entire feed…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (475+ words) September 12, 2026 — 5:00am “Hey Dad, I’ve broken my phone, this is my friend’s number. Can you message me?” And there I was: hook, line and would have been sinker until my “daughter” asked for an urgent cash transfer and I came to....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (286+ words) URGENT: Info leak suspected following unauthorized access to Japan gov't network SEOUL - Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Thursday it is in talks with the South Korean government on measures to limit children's use of social…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1651+ words) Guys, let me be completely frank: the internet is getting more and more underwhelming these days. Celebrity gossip stays trending for only three days before vanishing into thin air; Until that day, I accidentally stumbled into the entrance of cyber…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (488+ words) Adam Mosseri told reporters in Australia that eliminating the algorithmic feed would create a less engaging experience for users. Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri told reporters on Thursday that without content ranking algorithms, Instagram will be a far less engaging, less…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (458+ words) "They are slowly acclimating us to watch more and more, reinforcing us with our preferred videos …" Scrolling social media can feel less like catching up with people and more like wandering through a nonstop digital mall. One Instagram user put…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (243+ words) Instagram's Adam Mosseri has told TDA he doesn't believe the platform is addictive, as Meta faces growing regulatory and legal pressure over its algorithm. This morning, TDA spoke to the Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri about how the platform’s algorithm…...