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HMD (Human Mobile Devices) unveiled its Barbie Phone, designed with plenty of pink and without social media. The phone releases in the U.S. Oct. 1.
The Light Phone 3 can call and text and has smarter features such as fingerprint ID, rear- and front-facing cameras, and the potential to support a digital wallet, the company said.
Now, a fascinating new study just released by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has produced three main reasons why people can’t help but take out their phones during social ...
Nomophobia [1] (short for "no mobile phobia") is a word for the fear of, or anxiety caused by, not having a working mobile phone. [2] [3] It has been considered a symptom or syndrome of problematic digital media use in mental health, the definitions of which are not standardized for technical and genetical reasons.
"Fear of missing out" can lead to psychological stress at the idea of missing posted content by others while offline. The relationships between digital media use and mental health have been investigated by various researchers—predominantly psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and medical experts—especially since the mid-1990s, after the growth of the World Wide Web and rise of ...
In parts of the world, mobile phones are banned in school settings. In France and Ontario, Canada, the use of mobile phones is banned during instructional time in an effort to improve the performance of students. [84] [85] In 2021 China banned mobile phones in schools unless students have written parental consent. [86]
Kate Bulkeley's pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. Gabriela Durham, a high school senior in Brooklyn, says navigating high school without social media has made her who ...
But it is hard to be a teenager today without social media. For those trying to stay off social platforms while most of their peers are immersed, the path can be challenging, isolating and at times liberating. It can also be life-changing. This is a tale of two families, social media and the ever-present challenge of navigating high school.