We know the effects of social media, especially Facebook, on teens and how it has an effect on their mental well-being. There is scientific evidence that suggests these platforms have an effect on our social-esteem, biology and overall psyche. Now, public health researchers report that teens who have negative experiences on …
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The Indian government is finally taking concrete steps in tackling growing levels of cybercrime in the country. A centre of excellence on cyber security is likely to come up in Bengal. News agency Press Trust of India quotes State’s e-governance mission head, Abhishek Roy, as saying, “This will be not …
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve been churning out articles on psychology studies pertaining to social media. This post is essentially aimed at aggregating all the studies and the results and to find out the bigger picture — understanding the different forces at play, the driving factors and positive and …
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Bullying has always existed. But in the last decade, with increasing access to Internet and proliferation of smartphones, it has take a new form. Psychologists are calling it cyberbullying. And it has become worse in many ways. Cyberbullying can be defined as the act of “willful and repeated harm inflicted …
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Jacob Sartorius, a social media teen sensation, was recently in the news for the wrong reasons. And for the initiated, here are some facts on him. He’s a 13 year-old boy who’s got an incredible number of ‘followers’ on all his social media accounts. According to this post by Mashable, he …
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