What the World Should Learn from Australia’s Social Media Law

What the World Should Learn from Australia’s Social Media Law

The truth is far more encouraging. There are several promising trends that other countries are now building upon, reflecting the importance of Australia’s pioneering policies.  It started with a relatively smooth rollout. All 10 platforms took steps to verify users’ ages and remove accounts of those under 16. Now, fewer kids in the land down…

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Cut the number of choices you make each day — Your brain will thank you

Cut the number of choices you make each day — Your brain will thank you

Jeans that fit perfectly. The ideal Netflix show for a Tuesday night. Your one and only soulmate. Modern life promises that with enough options, you will happily find the best of everything. But behavioral scientists say the increasing flood of choices — whether it comes to shopping, social lives or relationships — is doing the opposite. Behavioral scientists say…

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Democrats turn on congressional hopeful after ‘hiding’ LGBTQ+ views from Muslim voters

Democrats turn on congressional hopeful after ‘hiding’ LGBTQ+ views from Muslim voters

A Washington state Democrat hoping to unseat a longtime member of Congress is facing a revolt from within her own party, after reportedly saying she left LGBTQ+ rights off her campaign website because she feared alienating Muslim voters. Seattle Red first reported that Democrat organizations were reconsidering their endorsements of Melissa Chaudhry, a progressive Democrat challenging longtime Rep.…

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