Do Social Media and Smartphones Make Your Friendships Stronger?
Does technology strengthen your relationships and make your friendships easier to maintain? Or does it do the opposite?
Does Social Media Harm Young Peoples’ Mental Health?
On Tuesday, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the United States surgeon general, issued a rare public health advisory on the risks that social media may pose to young people’s mental health and well-being. The report explains:A Surgeon General’s Advisory is a public statement that calls the American people’s attention to an urgent public health issue and provides…
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018: Building climate resilience...
11 September 2018, Rome – New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 released today. Limited progress is also being made in addressing…
CARNIVAL IN THE CARIBBEAN
Are you planning a trip to the Caribbean? Then February or March are the best months to do so. With the Christmas season over, the Caribbean comes alive with various carnivals as an excuse to celebrate some more, to paint the cities in different beautiful colors, put on your dancing shoes, and get down to…
Should Social Media Companies Be Responsible for Fact-Checking Their Sites?
Meta — the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Whatsapp — announced on Jan. 7 that it would be ending its longstanding fact-checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media apps.As part of the content moderation overhaul, the company said it would also drop some of its…
ONE OF THE LESSON FROM COVID 19 IS THAT SAVING IS THE...
Since the announcement of the first case of corona virus in Rwanda, different measures were taken to slow the spread of this disease such as closing of schools and nonessential business since that day, the life of people living in Kigali were changed dramatically as the business was closed, some employees had to go to…
Our Lives on Social Media
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.The Times reports that researchers have been looking at online behavior to gauge public mental health, and the results this year have shown more sadness than ever before. Has that been true for you lately? Have you…
BULLYING
Bullying can be defined in a variety of ways; some prefer to define bullying as it refers to school children because bullying is perceived to be more prevalent in schools. “Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual.” –…
Buy Instagram followers – does it make sense for companies?
Why buy Instagram followers?Should companies buy Instagram followers? Followers: everyone wants them – the more the better. From private users to influencers to companies, whether small, medium, or large. Even in times of quality education and “content is king”, the number of followers is still the main quantitative KPI (key performance indicator) for the success…
Tennis and Social Justice
If you follow tennis, you know that Naomi Osaka, 22, won the U.S. Open title this weekend. But, The Times writes, “she took on not only some of the toughest tennis players in the world but some of the thorniest social issues, as well.” The article continues:She handled the pressure on both fronts and returned…
