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It's quite a turnaround for Facebook, which had reported its first decline in advertising revenues in 2022.

We investigate social media culture in Singapore to understand why Gen Zs seem to find Facebook so cringey. Major internet nostalgia ahead.

Some say social media provides online communities that promote increased interaction with friends and family; offer teachers, librarians, and students valuable access to educational support and materials; facilitate social and political change; and disseminate useful information rapidly, while others say that the sites prevent face-to-face communication; waste time on frivolous activity; alter children’s brains and behavior making them more prone to ADHD; expose users to predators like pedophiles and burglars; and spread false and potentially dangerous information.

Today I learned a new word, "enshittification", from Cory Doctorow's "Tiktok's enshittification" <"https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys"> post. He wrote about Tiktok, Facebook and Twitter, and whilst I do not use Tiktok and I don't plan to in the future, I figured that the way

This Week in Apps offers a way to keep up with the latest from the world of apps, including news, updates, startup fundings, M&As and much more.