#online-violence

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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

Robinson and Farage's civil war' narrative is warping voters' minds. How is any government supposed to counter it? | John Harris

We see wild parties, holidays, weddings, family outings and close-knit friendship groups, wrote one Guardian journalist in 2015. She went on: Apart from commemorating a deceased person's life, you'll be hard pushed to find a really bad moment in your feed. Here, it seemed, was a modern iteration of the opium always purveyed by free-market capitalism, resulting in a constant stream of personal happiness and precious little recognition of life's more difficult aspects: social strife, inequality, disagreement.
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Mental health
fromAxios
2 days ago

America's digital morgue pumps collective trauma into daily life

Continuous online exposure to graphic violence, amplified by lax moderation on platforms like X, is reshaping how millions process trauma and experience the world.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

When Violence Goes Viral

Graphic violent content spreads rapidly online, exposing children and teens to trauma that harms mental health; adult connection and media literacy can mitigate harm.
Digital life
fromPoynter
3 days ago

The human cost of witnessing violence online - Poynter

Early, accidental exposure to graphic violence online can produce lasting vicarious trauma, and social platforms enable rapid, wide distribution of such harmful content.
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