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‘My social life completely plummeted’: gen Z is fighting back against big tech

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From apps that block distractions to stripped-down phones, young people are finding ways to unplug from platforms they say profit from their attentionNelissa Moukoudi, 19, a university student in Canada, noticed a shift once she joined Instagram and TikTok.“My social life completely plummeted and it felt like my life was only [using] social media and

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The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram – and embraced the joys of a truly private life

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I’d become obsessed with appealing to my invisible audience. But since I ditched the app a year ago, my quieter moments have taken on brilliant new meaningI first downloaded Instagram when I was 17 and became hooked on it the way most people fall in love: slowly, and then all at once. For a long

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‘No influencers’: the hotels, restaurants and beauty spots restricting photoshoots

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Backlash against content creators includes restricted hours for filming and even outright bansStand in any vaguely photogenic spot these days on holiday and the chances are you will come across people posing with raised phones and even ring lights. Some may be influencers with huge audiences on social media, others just overkeen Instagram users. With

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Why Arturo Béjar left Meta – and blew the whistle: ‘I don’t recall Mark ever being empathetic’

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Béjar’s daughter was 14 when she told him Instagram was failing to keep her safe. So when he became part of Meta’s ‘wellbeing team’, he knew he had to speak out – and his testimony cost it billionsThe Social Reckoning hits cinemas this Friday, but the real world has already been working on a sequel

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Molly Russell’s father to tell UK cinemagoers: ‘Instagram helped kill my daughter’

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In ad to be shown before The Social Reckoning, Ian Russell will say ‘too little has changed’ since death of Molly, 14The father of Molly Russell will tell UK cinemagoers “Instagram helped kill my daughter” before screenings of a new film about Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire.Speaking in an advert to be shown before The

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Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks

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Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety ActMark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram.The UK’s communications watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating whether the $1.9tn (£1.4tn) company infringed the Online Safety Act (OSA) by

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Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time

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Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselvesEarlier this year, Emily Schuman, the creator of the lifestyle blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, saw a photo of herself she didn’t recognize on Instagram. In a sponsored ad, Schuman, who has more than 500,000 Instagram followers, is holding up a vial

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I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?

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Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I attempt to travel back to 2012, before everything on the internet was an adGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a perfectly curated window into my insane and inquiring mind. It knows

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Instagram boss says users will be ‘overwhelmed’ with brand content in algorithm-free world

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Adam Mosseri says platform’s algorithm ‘feels like a black box’ but company trying to give users more control after Labor announces opt-out planFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastInstagram’s chief executive has said users will have a worse experience in an algorithm-free world,

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Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if

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Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feedSocial media could become a “choose your own adventure” between the doom-scrolling status quo, or just the feed of the friends you want to see, if the government’s planned digital duty of care legislation

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