Opinion

Is Internet Entering Its Victorian Era Amid Social Media Restrictions?

The Victorian era was marked by rigid social codes, modest dress and formal communication. Public behaviour was tightly regulated, and schools were seen as ...

Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan

A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a ...
Opinion

George F. Will: How Trump’s advent and the internet killed the media’s agenda-setting power

A sound of morning silence is coming to Atlanta. The sound of newspapers landing on sidewalks in residential neighborhoods will vanish when, at year’s end, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joining a ...

Digital 2026: Internet users pass 6 billion, social media users become a ‘supermajority’, and AI use tops 1 billion

Digital 2026 reveals major milestones in internet and social media adoption, with more than two-thirds of the world's total population now using social media. The report also points to a significant ...

Taliban internet and social media restrictions violate Afghan rights, U.N. experts say

U.N. experts say that Taliban restrictions on the internet and social media violate Afghan rights. Afghanistan experienced a 48-hour internet blackout from Sept. 29 that coincided with a morality ...
The New York Times

Is Social Media Addictive? Here’s What the Science Says.

A major lawsuit against Meta has placed a spotlight on our fraught relationship with online social information. By Matt Richtel A group of 41 states and the District of Columbia filed suit on Tuesday ...
NPR

How The Internet, Social Media, And Podcasts Are Impacting The 2024 Election

From Vice President Kamala Harris's viral campaign moments to former President Donald Trump's appearances on popular podcasts, this election has served up a different flavor of how the internet can ...
The Next Web

Decolonizing the internet starts with looking at media history

Historically, many media institutions were at the service of “the colonizing empire”, both in how they were modeled and used. They were meant to advance the ideology of colonizers in colonies. Today ...

Internet and Social Media Disrupted in Pakistan Once Again

Internet and social media access in Pakistan have been disrupted once again. Both Facebook and X are currently inaccessible ...
Inside Edition

Munchausen by Internet Is Rife on Social Media and Peaked During COVID-19 Pandemic, Psychiatrist Says

Munchausen Syndrome is a psychological and behavioral condition where someone fakes, exaggerates or induces symptoms of illnesses in order to get attention and sympathy. Munchausen by internet is when ...
Pew Research Center

Appendix B: Negative Impact of the Internet and Social Media Index

We created an additive scale to look at overall perceptions of the impact of the internet and social media on society. The index totals responses to six questions about the negative effect of the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

China’s Shanghai Media Group Merges Subsidiaries to Create Internet Giant

BesTV and Shanghai Oriental Pearl will form the largest Chinese online media conglomerate and eyes a Silicon Valley venture By Clifford Coonan SHANGHAI — Shanghai Media Group has announced the latest ...