Endless scroll may raise inattention, stress in under-25s, review suggests

In contrast to classical digital media, short-video platforms are characterized by rapidly changing content, highly ...

How the UK social media ban could affect you

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that under-16s will be banned from major social media platforms, including TikTok, ...

The social media scrolling habit is more harmful than you think, especially for teens

A new Australian study links two or more hours of daily social media use in early adolescence with poorer mental health outcomes one year later.
National Bureau of Economic Research

The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income: Experimental Evidence from Two U.S. States

We study the causal impacts of income on a rich array of employment outcomes, leveraging an experiment in which 1,000 low-income individuals were randomized into receiving $1,000 per month ...
BBC

Do you find yourself aimlessly scrolling? You're not alone

It's something many of us have experienced: You go on your phone to check something and - in the blink of an eye - you've been scrolling for an hour. People estimate more than a third of time on their ...