Nearly 13% of Arab youth aspire more to influencing than pursuing careers in education, business or healthcare
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Australia
Facebook hides ‘likes’ in trial to ease anxiety
Account holders across Australlia will also be blocked from viewing the number of reactions and video views on other people’s posts
Canadian University Dubai
Nearly 70% of UAE students use social media for five hours or more daily
Study by Canadian University Dubai aims to raise awareness of the impact of social media on mental health
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Video: Dangers of Social Media – Ayman Hariri lashes out at Facebook for building addiction
Ayman Hariri has lashed out on Facebook and similar social media platforms for “building addiction into their design” by mining people’s data and insights, affecting their privacy, mental health and even national elections.
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Ayman Hariri lashes out at Facebook for ‘building addiction’ into its design
People are ‘waking up to the high price of free’, says Lebanese investor and co-founder of ad-free app Vero
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Twitter triples profits as global user base rises
Twitter announces that profits in the first quarter hit $191m compared with $61m a year earlier
Apple
Video: ‘Responsible consumption’: marketing genius or self-sabotage?
‘Responsible consumption’ is becoming a greater part of how companies engage with their customers. Facebook said it has a responsibility to understand how much time users are spending on its apps. Apple has ‘digital wellness’ features on its phones.