Social Media

Social Media

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Social media and mental health: The double-edged sword of self-diagnosis

Self-diagnosis might lead to misdiagnosis and serve as a gateway to self-medicating without understanding the side effects of prescription drugs. At the same time, it might lead to awareness and...

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Govt warns public servants against comments on social media

A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Instagram logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Indonesia plans minimum age for social media use

Logos of Telegram and X.

Controlling social media: The case for X and Telegram

Spain says social media platforms such as Musk's X must be neutral, not interfere

Spain says social media platforms such as Musk's X must be neutral, not interfere

Australia approved a social media ban for children aged under 16 in November last year. Photo: Reuters

Australia’s great social-media experiment

Catherine Thorbecke. Sketch: TBS

From TikTok to Nvidia, the tech war is getting uglier

Photo of Bangladesh elderly man having leftovers from 2023, not recent: Rumour Scanner 

Photo of Bangladesh elderly man having leftovers from 2023, not recent: Rumour Scanner 

A high school student poses with his mobile phone showing his social media applications in Melbourne, Australia, November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

Australia passes social media ban for children under 16

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Path Pronami: How Bangladeshi writers monetise ‘reader’s gratitude’ through social media

A file photo of a computer lab at Dhaka University. Photo: UNB

Dhaka University students leverage Facebook, YouTube for learning: Research

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Australian eyes $30m fine for social media flouting under-16s ban

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Delulu is the solulu: How social media trends fuel youth detachment from real-world challenges