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Tanya writes regularly on tech ethics, digital wellbeing, digital detox, Big Tech, screen-life balance, cybersafety, AI, persuasive tech, the attention economy and other topical issues related to the digital world.
How to quit Facebook
The deluge of negative press about Facebook might lead you to think you’d like to delete it for good. But do you know how to quit Facebook?
Facebook leaks: app accused of putting profits before safety
In Facebook leaks, whistleblower Frances Haugen accused the company of putting its astronomical profits before the safety of its users.
Students don’t want another year of online teaching
With online classes replacing campus lectures, UK students expected in-person learning to resume once lockdown ended. This hasn’t been the case and they’re not happy.
Mark Zuckerberg won’t be saying sorry
The barrage of stories criticising Facebook will no longer be met with an apology from Mark Zuckerberg, after an alleged internal strategy change.
Will the UK’s new Children’s Code make the Internet a safer place for children?
The UK’s Children’s Code is the first global statutory code of practice for the data protection of young people online, will it make them safer?
My new book, ‘My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open’, launches in the UK
My third book ‘My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open: How to Untangle Our Relationship with Tech’ launches today, 21st September 2021, in the UK.
Facebook knows Instagram is bad for teen mental health
Leaked documents reveal Facebook has known Instagram contributes to poor teen mental health for some years, despite public denials.
Cyberflashing: Why Is It Legal?
Up to a third of all women report being harassed online by cyberflashing (being sent unsolicited nude images). Why isn’t it illegal?
In Praise of Print: Why Learning on Screens May Be Worse For Our Brains
As learning on screens by using digital texts, becomes more and more a part of education: does print still have some advantages?