My tech predictions for 2023 feature crypto wallets, the many metaverses, DAOs, generative AI , ‘green hushing’, and much, much more.
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Europe is Coming For Big Tech
The EU Digital Markets Act takes aim at the walled gardens of BIg Tech to make them more open. ‘Gatekeepers’ will be subject to tough rules.
Digital Youth Index Reveals UK Online Experiences
The UK’s annual Digital Youth Index reveals young internet users’ perceptions of their internet safety and digital wellbeing.
TikTok’s deadly challenges
Children are taking part in TikTok’s viral challenges; encouraging them to perform harmful, criminal, and sometimes deadly acts.
The battery life of your phone could affect your loan application
Is how often you drain your phone battery a good indicator of your credit worthiness? Lack of algorithmic transparency in financial services means we may not know.
Teens turning to TikTok and Instagram for news
More teens than ever get their news from social media platform like TikTok and Instagram, rather than from TV or print according to Ofcom.
Technology is changing the way young girls see themselves
Sophisticated AR-based image editing tools are changing how young girls and women view standards of beauty, harming their mental health.
Counterspeech could help fight online hate
Counterspeech is an effective method for dealing with online abuse, helping to change beliefs and build resilience. Could AI deploy it at scale?
Why TikTok Is So Hard to Put Down
If you’re one of the app’s 1 billion active users you might have wondered why TikTok is so hard to put down? It’s designed that way.