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When we consider how much time young people spend on social media, negative news content may have a bad impact. And those already psychologically vulnerable may be particularly susceptible to the ill effects of a constant stream of negative news. This is because stress responses are often accentuated in those already suffering from symptoms of anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses.
So, it is encouraging to see some technology companies proactively showing concern about their users' mental health. For example, Twitter is teaming up with the youth mental health organisation ReachOut to provide resources to help young people learn about the possible negative impacts of social media, so they won't be overly consumed by it and know how to cope if they are.
This is a good start – Twitter is making more information available. But it can do more, and Twitter shouldn't be the only one doing it.
Yes, I'm certain this is exactly what is needed. Much better idea than shutting your Twitter app.
Source: The Conversation
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 02 2017, @10:19PM (3 children)
> That the difference between a progressive(fascist) and a libertarian(liberal).
Lol. Being a social reject doesn't make you a libertarian. It just makes you incompetent at understanding people, yourself included.
Twitter providing tools for users to help them manage their data feeds is the libertarian solution.
Your braindead solution of "shutting your twitter app" is actually the fascist solution. Requiring that people take all or nothing guarantees that the 10% that is good information gets drowned out by the other 90% crap. Fascism fundamentally rests on being unable to distinguish quality from crap. Its no surprise that's what you advocate for.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday June 03 2017, @02:31AM (2 children)
Broken record much?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 03 2017, @02:58AM (1 child)
Wah! Suck it up buttercup.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday June 03 2017, @10:22AM
*looks at his morning coffee*
Sound advice.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.