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Stat: Gen Z report rising anxiety after engaging with health content online

A study by EduBirdie, an academic platform that offers writing services for students, has found that 46% of Gen Z in the US feel anxious after engaging with health content on social media platforms.

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Technology

Stat: Teens feel greater pressure to be online than to smoke or drink

A new survey suggests peer pressure has shifted from traditional vices to social media. Of the 2,000 US children aged 11–17 surveyed, 44% reported feeling pressured to be online, compared with 31% for smoking or vaping, 28% for skipping class and 24% for drinking alcohol.

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Technology

Stat: Gen Alpha’s screen time soars as parents rely on them using digital…

Gen Alpha is redefining what it means to grow up online. According to new research from Morning Consult, children born after 2013 are spending much of their day immersed in screens, often streaming video and scrolling social media at the same time.

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Culture & Media

Netflix unveils new Moments feature to save and share scenes

Netflix has launched a new feature called Moments, allowing subscribers to bookmark, save and share their favourite scenes from shows and movies.

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Culture & Media

Cracking the Algorithm Code

As the seemingly omnipresent power of global tech giants reaches new levels, a revaluation of individual liberty and agency is under way.

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Technology

The Big Idea: Decolonising Data Privacy

In this report, we discussed how to earn and retain consumers’ trust via ethical data handling strategies, learning from Indigenous cultures prioritising data consent, transparency and user control.

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Colliding Technologies

Stat: Millennials are making more online friends than Gen Z

Despite Generation Z often being thought of as the most online generation, research by Konnect reveals that a quarter of Millennials now make all of their friends online.