The Case for Regulating Platform Design
In the summer of 2017, three Wisconsin teenagers were killed in a high-speed car crash. At the time of the collision, the boys were recording their speed using Snapchat’s Speed…
This TikTok Filter Has Sparked Warnings Over AI and Toxic Beauty Standards
TikTok’s latest sensation is a real-time filter called Bold Glamour that sashays right past debates over toxic beauty standards on social media, going all in on giving users a new…
Phones Divert Teens’ Attention From Bad Thoughts Before Sleep: Research
According to new Flinders University research, overuse of mobile devices has a bad rap, but one advantage may be their capacity to provide a distraction and improve teens’ ability to…
Snap Launches My AI, an Experimental Chatbot Feature on OpenAI’s GPT Tech
Social media firm Snap said on Monday it is rolling out an experimental chatbot feature running on OpenAI’s GPT technology for some users of its photo messaging app Snapchat. The…
How to Stop Yelling at Your Kid About Using Their Phone
Photo: Peter Snaterse (Shutterstock) You can’t blame teens for being super attached to their phones. We gave them technology that provides limitless access to their friends and the entire world,…
Why US Public Schools Are Suing Big Tech Over Social Media Harm
Seattle’s public school district filed a lawsuit against Big Tech claiming that the companies were responsible for a worsening mental health crisis among students and directly affected the schools’ ability…
45 of Lifehacker’s Favorite iPhone Hacks of 2022
Finally. Anyone running iOS 16 (or macOS Ventura, for that matter) can edit or undo iMessages they send in error. When you send an iMessage, you have 15 minutes to…
Australia Finds Gaps in Microsoft, Apple’s Child Protection Measures
An Australian regulator, after using new powers to make the tech giants share information about their methods, accused Apple and Microsoft not doing enough to stop child exploitation content on…
BeReal Tattles When You Take a Screenshot
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) Taking a screenshot of someone else’s BeReal appears to be a consequence-free affair. There’s zero feedback from the app, which makes it seem the same as…
Snap Shares Crash Following Zero Revenue Growth Forecast for Q4 2022
Shares of Snap sank about 25 percent before the bell on Friday, after the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat forecast zero revenue growth for the current quarter, triggering a…