#socialmediausage — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #socialmediausage, aggregated by home.social.
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Cyprus tops EU in social media use among young people, KNEWS https://www.byteseu.com/1939085/ #Cyprus #DigitalTrends #EuropeanUnion #EurostatData #SocialMediaUsage #YoungPeople
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PsyPost: Limiting social media to one hour a day reduces loneliness in distressed individuals. “A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that limiting social media use to one hour per day can reduce feelings of loneliness among young adults experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/04/psypost-limiting-social-media-to-one-hour-a-day-reduces-loneliness-in-distressed-individuals/ -
PsyPost: Limiting social media to one hour a day reduces loneliness in distressed individuals. “A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that limiting social media use to one hour per day can reduce feelings of loneliness among young adults experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/04/psypost-limiting-social-media-to-one-hour-a-day-reduces-loneliness-in-distressed-individuals/ -
Axios: Super scrollers sour on democracy: poll. “Heavy social media users are less likely to think democracy is the best form of government and more likely to stray from democratic norms, according to a newly released study from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/03/super-scrollers-sour-on-democracy-poll-axios/ -
Axios: Super scrollers sour on democracy: poll. “Heavy social media users are less likely to think democracy is the best form of government and more likely to stray from democratic norms, according to a newly released study from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup.”
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Engadget: Snapchat users sent ‘nearly’ 2 trillion snaps in 2025. “In 2025, Snapchat users created close to 2 trillion snaps, the company said in an update. That works out to about 5.5 billion distinct snaps per day and about 63,000 each second, according to the company. When you consider that Snapchat has about 474 million daily users, that averages to more than 11 snaps per user each day.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/30/engadget-snapchat-users-sent-nearly-2-trillion-snaps-in-2025/ -
Engadget: Snapchat users sent ‘nearly’ 2 trillion snaps in 2025. “In 2025, Snapchat users created close to 2 trillion snaps, the company said in an update. That works out to about 5.5 billion distinct snaps per day and about 63,000 each second, according to the company. When you consider that Snapchat has about 474 million daily users, that averages to more than 11 snaps per user each day.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/30/engadget-snapchat-users-sent-nearly-2-trillion-snaps-in-2025/ -
BBC: People spending even more time online now than during the pandemic. “UK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet habits by the regulator Ofcom. The Online Nation report found on average, people in the UK spent four hours and 30 minutes online every day in 2025 – 31 minutes longer than in […]
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BBC: People spending even more time online now than during the pandemic. “UK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet habits by the regulator Ofcom. The Online Nation report found on average, people in the UK spent four hours and 30 minutes online every day in 2025 – 31 minutes longer than in […]
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PsyPost: Higher social media engagement linked to reduced performance on cognitive assessments. “A new analysis of data from a long-term national health study suggests that early adolescents who increase their social media usage over time may score lower on certain tests of brain function. The research indicates that even moderate engagement with these platforms is linked to slight declines in […]
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PsyPost: Higher social media engagement linked to reduced performance on cognitive assessments. “A new analysis of data from a long-term national health study suggests that early adolescents who increase their social media usage over time may score lower on certain tests of brain function. The research indicates that even moderate engagement with these platforms is linked to slight declines in […]
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Pew (PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW!): Americans’ Social Media Use 2025. “YouTube and Facebook remain the most widely used online platforms. The vast majority of U.S. adults (84%) say they ever use YouTube. Most Americans (71%) also report using Facebook. These findings are according to a Pew Research Center survey of 5,022 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/21/pew-americans-social-media-use-2025/
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Pew (PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW!): Americans’ Social Media Use 2025. “YouTube and Facebook remain the most widely used online platforms. The vast majority of U.S. adults (84%) say they ever use YouTube. Most Americans (71%) also report using Facebook. These findings are according to a Pew Research Center survey of 5,022 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/21/pew-americans-social-media-use-2025/
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PsyPost: Problematic social media use linked to loneliness and death anxiety. “A study of adult social media users in Italy suggested that loneliness and death anxiety might mediate the relationship between attachment anxiety and problematic social media use. The paper was published in Death Studies.”
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PsyPost: Problematic social media use linked to loneliness and death anxiety. “A study of adult social media users in Italy suggested that loneliness and death anxiety might mediate the relationship between attachment anxiety and problematic social media use. The paper was published in Death Studies.”
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CITP Blog: Our class spent 10-days self-experimenting with social media use: here’s what we found . “All 45 students in our class designed and conducted a ten-day intervention aimed at changing their social media habits and pre-registered a hypothesis for how the intervention would impact their behavior and mood. Here, we summarize what students tried and what they learned.”
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CITP Blog: Our class spent 10-days self-experimenting with social media use: here’s what we found . “All 45 students in our class designed and conducted a ten-day intervention aimed at changing their social media habits and pre-registered a hypothesis for how the intervention would impact their behavior and mood. Here, we summarize what students tried and what they learned.”
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Anderegg: Why is the Online Safety Act causing Bluesky user growth?. “Over the past few days, Bluesky has had accelerated user growth. This happened at the same time as the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect. I don’t know exactly why this is the case, but I have some ideas.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/05/anderegg-why-is-the-online-safety-act-causing-bluesky-user-growth/
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Search Engine Land: Google still leads, but Gen Z and AI are reshaping search behavior: Survey. “Searching is no longer synonymous with ‘Googling.’ While traditional search engines still dominate for information retrieval, Americans are also turning to social media, AI tools, and ecommerce platforms, depending on what they’re searching for and who they are.”
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Ars Technica: Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use. “It’s not yet deemed a clinical addiction, but [problematic social media use (PSMU)] does share some symptoms with addiction and substance abuse disorders. And according to a new paper published in the journal PLoS ONE, someone who exhibits PSMU is also more likely to believe in—and share—fake news online, […]
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Ars Technica: Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use. “It’s not yet deemed a clinical addiction, but [problematic social media use (PSMU)] does share some symptoms with addiction and substance abuse disorders. And according to a new paper published in the journal PLoS ONE, someone who exhibits PSMU is also more likely to believe in—and share—fake news online, […]
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Iowa State University: Detecting depression using digital traces on social media. “Social media is a sounding board of sorts in today’s world. It’s a place where people go to share their thoughts, opinions and feelings – and to test the reactions of others, too. In return, they receive feedback, often in real-time, as well as support and validation. For some individuals, sharing […]
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Iowa State University: Detecting depression using digital traces on social media. “Social media is a sounding board of sorts in today’s world. It’s a place where people go to share their thoughts, opinions and feelings – and to test the reactions of others, too. In return, they receive feedback, often in real-time, as well as support and validation. For some individuals, sharing […]
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University of Bristol: Social media platform tailoring could support more fulfilling use, study finds . “The study, presented today at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Yokohama, Japan, suggests that the key to a having a positive experience online is finding the right level of personal investment – neither too much nor too little. Conducted by researchers examining […]
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University of Bristol: Social media platform tailoring could support more fulfilling use, study finds . “The study, presented today at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Yokohama, Japan, suggests that the key to a having a positive experience online is finding the right level of personal investment – neither too much nor too little. Conducted by researchers examining […]
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University of Cambridge: Adolescents with mental health conditions use social media differently than their peers, study suggests. “Young people with a diagnosable mental health condition report differences in their experiences of social media compared to those without a condition, including greater dissatisfaction with online friend counts and more time spent on social media sites. This is […]
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Northeastern Global News: Is social media making you more irritable? New research takes a granular look at users’ moods . “A study, published this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that social media use is correlated with higher rates of irritability among a broad swath of U.S. adults.”
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Serious question: What would your cat fill their social media feed with?
Ketzeleh: bug photos
Sprockles: food photos
ChunChun: photos of himself -
Serious question: What would your cat fill their social media feed with?
Ketzeleh: bug photos
Sprockles: food photos
ChunChun: photos of himself -
CW: Social Media Usage (🧵)
Earlier this year I decided to take a #SocialMedia "slow down". Not a break completely, I just kind of downgraded the priority of posting updates about my life & thoughts to #Facebook, #Instagram, #Twitter etc.
I removed the apps from my devices, & only visited via web browsers - which was mostly just to 'like and comment' on stuff my peeps were posting, & in the case of FB catch up on groups for my kids school & activities.
Here's what I've learnt...
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CW: Social Media Usage (🧵)
Earlier this year I decided to take a #SocialMedia "slow down". Not a break completely, I just kind of downgraded the priority of posting updates about my life & thoughts to #Facebook, #Instagram, #Twitter etc.
I removed the apps from my devices, & only visited via web browsers - which was mostly just to 'like and comment' on stuff my peeps were posting, & in the case of FB catch up on groups for my kids school & activities.
Here's what I've learnt...