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Swiping for love: How dating apps have changed romance both for better and for worse
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) The landscape of romantic relationships and finding "the one" looks a lot different than it did in decades past. The world of dating was changed forever with the invention of the very first online dating site. Match. com was launched…...
Healey proposes limiting youth social media use to two hours a day
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (512+ words) Gov. Maura Healey is calling for social media companies to put caps in place limiting how long teenagers can use their apps each day. In Beacon Hill's latest bid to regulate youth social media use, Healey said Tuesday she will…...
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This Somerville matchmaker has Boston's dating scene down to a science
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (866+ words) On the upper level of Somerville's Bow Market, 85 people sipped Valentine's Day cocktails while making small talk. A nervous energy rippled through the room. Regina Frizzi was among those waiting for Mingle Mayhem, a singles mixer for 26 to 38-year-olds, to…...
There's an internet blackout in Iran. How are videos and images getting out?
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (795+ words) Iranian authorities have implemented a near-total shutdown of the internet in a crackdown on widespread anti-government protests, but a sliver of the population is keeping in touch with the outside world by satellite. Starlink, a division of Elon Musk's rocket…...
Russia sends 3 Iranian satellites into orbit, report says
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (273+ words) TEHRAN, Iran " Russia on Sunday sent three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, the second such launch since July, Iranian state television reported. The report said that a Russian rocket sent the satellites to circle the Earth on a 500-kilometer (310-mile)…...
Open up your Tik Tok world: Reels from the Global South are funny, fresh, informative
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1829+ words) More than one billion users visit Tik Tok every month, and since its launch in 2016, it's grown to become one of the most popular social media platforms. And controversial, too. India, for example, banned the app in 2020, and Australia barred…...
Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (704+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia " Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult. Parents reported distraught children…...
Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (796+ words) Those pesky glitches that occasionally interrupt your video calls may be more than just an annoyance " they could undermine your success in everything from job interviews to sales pitches to court cases. That's because brief video freezes, lags, or audio…...
In the age of algorithms, one Irish town still does love the old-fashioned way
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1149+ words) LISDOONVARNA, Ireland " Years ago, while traveling with my family along Ireland's west coast, I spotted a curious billboard. It was blue and hot pink, and showed a man with shoulder-length hair and a gray beard smiling out from the roadside....