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EU's Bold Move: Banning Social Media for Under 15s
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Secure Attachment and Youth Loneliness
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Psychology says people who saw the ChatGPT ’80s trend everywhere but still decided to opt out of it aren’t boring
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (801+ words) Psychology cannot tell someone's personality from that decision alone, but theories involving conformity, psychological reactance, need for uniqueness, self-presentation and social comparison offer several intriguing reasons why some people happily watch a trend without feeling compelled to participate. Humans routinely…...
Kids' show 'Wonderama' visits Beardsley Zoo to support online safety bill for children
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (248+ words) Members of the kids' show "Wonderama" visited Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo this weekend to show support for an online safety bill for children. "Wonderama" is a revision of the children's television program that originally appeared on Metromedia-owned stations from 1955 to 1986. The…...