James Wakefield, reporting for the BBC, cites an article in the Wall Street Journal headlined “Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show”. His article begins: “Facebook-owned Instagram has been criticised for keeping secret its internal research into…
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Committees within the UK Parliament consider policy issues, scrutinise government work, expenditure, and examine proposals for primary and secondary legislation. The UK Parliament’s Covid-19 Committee say that: “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated our rapidly increasing reliance on digital technology. This inquiry will…
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Zoe Kleinman reports for the BBC : “There remains ‘little association’ between technology use and mental-health problems, a study of more than 430,000 10 to 15-year-olds suggests. The Oxford Internet Institute compared TV viewing, social-media and device use with feelings of depression, suicidal tendencies…
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Cristina Criddle reports for the BBC: “Teenagers’ mental health is being damaged by heavy social media use, a report has found. Research from the Education Policy Institute and The Prince’s Trust said wellbeing and self-esteem were similar in all children of…
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This 57 minute video from the BBC ranges across a variety of subjects, including heartbeat control, diet and the gut-to-brain vagal nerve connection, exercise, passive vs active engagement with social media, loneliness, social prescribing, insomnia and more. The programme producers say:…
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This report comes from the Happiness Research Institute and & Nordic Council of Ministers: “Does social media really pose a threat to young people’s well-being? This report examines the relationship between social media use and well-being. It demonstrates that young people’s…
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The links between loneliness and mental ill-health are well-established. In 2018 the BBC conducted a “Loneliness Experiment”, concerning which there are three radio broadcast episodes : Episode 1 : 55,000 people completed the BBC Loneliness Experiment. Claudia Hammond reveals the results and…
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From an article in Salon by Nicole Karlis: “Many of us have become so accustomed to social media that it is hard to remember when it was not intrinsic to our lives, though in reality it has not existed in a…
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The BBC reports (January 2018) on a study from England’s children’s commissioner: “Schools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social media’s emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, England’s children’s commissioner says. Anne Longfield said she…
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