TikTok is the current app parents love to hate. A mobile app that allows users to create and share short videos, it was the most downloaded app of 2020. TikTok... read more →
TikTok, a video-based social media platform famous for cringe-worthy lip-syncs, dance challenges, the viral success of Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road, and the revival of one of the best... read more →
Between January 6 and January 20, we saw that Social Media Policies and Community Standards could be enforced. Although it was a bit of ‘backs against the wall’ action, social... read more →
We've seen a lot of troublesome things on social media over the last five years - fake news, misinformation, violence, name-calling, and other forms of abuse--right up to inciting violence... read more →
Using entertainment for comfort, escape, and positivity can be an important antidote to COVID stress and Zoom fatigue. Holiday movies are a reliable and popular choice. Media companies have noticed, and some have upped... read more →
Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.