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Do you phub? Ignoring friends for your phone is linked to personality

13 August 2021

You are more likely to regularly participate in "phubbing", or looking at your phone while in the company of others, if you have anxious or neurotic personality traits


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People easily distracted by their phones perform worse on memory tests

28 October 2020

People who self-report regular media multitasking, such as texting while watching TV, have more lapses in their attention and perform worse in a memory test


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Lazy thinking – not bias – is the real reason we believe fake news

18 July 2018

It was thought that we’re tricked by fake news because we like to believe stories that confirm our world view. But not thinking actually seems to be to blame


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We've stopped trusting social media – and that's a good thing

23 January 2018

I'm one of the growing number of users cynical about social networks such as Facebook. But there are upsides to all this digital doubt, says Lara Williams


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How YouTube Kids can solve its Peppa Pig cannibalism problem

8 November 2017

When a flesh-eating Peppa Pig ends up on a channel for young viewers, it means YouTube must put its house in order, say Charlie Beckett and Sonia Livingstone


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Is modern life making today's teenagers more depressed?

1 November 2017

The media is full of stories about a teenage mental health crisis, but the reality is more complex. The real problem is we don't do enough to help those who need it


How to turn Facebook into a weaponised AI propaganda machine

How to turn Facebook into a weaponised AI propaganda machine

28 July 2017

We’ve long suspected politicians use your Facebook habits to influence your vote, but there was no proof it could work. Now the first evidence is in


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