Health experts, psychologists and happiness researchers all agree that social connection is crucial to our wellbeing. “Every available study of happy people suggests that happy people are more social, they spend more time physically around other people, and they invest time in their friends and family members,” Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos told CNBC Make It in…
Melbourne, Australia — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect. The Australian government announced two weeks ago that the three…
Most connected African consumers browse for products online through search engines, retailer websites, or social media platforms. Social media now rivals traditional word-of-mouth as top purchase driver, and is shaping African consumers’ buying decisions. This is according to the Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG’s) “119 million reasons for optimism: How young consumers are reshaping Africa’s retail…
The global gaze will begin to turn towards Gauteng this week, as it hosts the people-centred G20 Social Summit on Tuesday. The summit – a platform for stakeholders from every part of society – will be held at the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, from Tuesday, 18 November -Thursday, 20 November 2025. Following a walkabout…
The African CDC has urged countries in the continent to invest in Social and Behavioral Change (SBC) interventions for better healthcare. Social and Behavioral Change Coordinator at African CDC, Dr Priscilla Madzinga Kasena, made the remarks on Friday during the official closing of a four-day First Continental Social and Behavioral Change Costing and Financing meeting…
Social media platforms have enormous power to direct traffic based on their algorithms. South Africa’s Competition Commission has ordered social media platforms YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X to significantly invest in supporting South Africa’s media sector, to restore fairness, transparency and sustainability in the media ecosystem. This is one of several key remedies proposed by…
Civil society networks and private sector leaders crossed paths in the buzzing corridors of the Qatar National Convention Centre, a reminder that social development is not just debated in meetings rooms – it touches jobs, families and futures. With nearly 14,000 attendees registered for the Second World Summit for Social Development, currently underway in Doha,…
Doha, Qatar — During the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Spotlight Initiative and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) hosted the side event ‘Invest in adequate social protection for women and girls to drive meaningful change across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’. This session underscored the urgent need to strengthen universal, inclusive…
Discord is significantly upgrading its Family Centre, granting parents and guardians more substantial safety tools and visibility into their teens’ activity. These new controls are designed to address concerns around sensitive content, data privacy, and unwanted contact, while still respecting the teens’ communication privacy. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Supersonic plane takes…
The State Department says the US has ‘no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans’ after revoking visas over critical social media posts. The US Department of State says it has revoked the visas of six foreigners over remarks they made on social media about Charlie Kirk, the conservative political activist who was…
