Politics / Content Crisis: Scrolling Responsibly
This commentary argues that rapid social feeds can make crises familiar without helping people understand or respond to them.
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Published Gair Rhydd stories tagged “social media”.
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Opinion / Literature is Heading in a Bad Direction
A reader questions whether social media trends are narrowing what people expect from books.
Opinion / Why 2016 doesn’t feel like a Decade Ago
Why online nostalgia makes 2016 feel closer than a decade ago.
Opinion / Gen Z’s Glamorisation Of Smoking
An opinion piece examines how social media and fashion are making smoking appear glamorous to younger audiences.
Politics / Modern Propaganda: Conditioned Consent
An essay explores how propaganda operates through modern political messaging and social media.
Opinion / Run Like Everybody's Watching
Training for a half marathon with Strava brings motivation alongside the pressure to make every run public.
Opinion / Trend or trauma? Gen Z’s reaction to tragedy
An opinion questions why tragic events so quickly become trends and content on social media.
Opinion / Adolescence: A Break-Through Drama Series or a Reality Check about Social Media?
A review of Adolescence considers its portrayal of boys, social media and online influence.
Opinion / The Resurgence of Nihilism
An opinion on how the phrase 'nothing ever happens' can obscure real events and hardship.
Opinion / The TikTok Ban
An opinion on the US debate over TikTok's future and the platform's users.
Opinion / Is ‘BookTok’ Having A Negative Impact on Readers?
A reader asks whether BookTok helps readers discover books or narrows their choices.
Opinion / The Death of Twitter Post-Election
An opinion piece considers how X changed after the US presidential election.
