Tag: <span>Social Media</span>
Young people are exhausted. What kind of life have we given them?
They are young, but already tired. They sleep poorly, lack energy, struggle to concentrate and experience anxiety, stress and low mood. The problem lies…
Conversation is dying out – People use 30 per cent fewer words than 20 years ago
Since 2005, each year we have spoken 338 fewer words per day than the year before. The result is that small talk and informal…
Alternative to what? When Norway’s media authority becomes the arbiter of reality
The Norwegian Media Authority has expressed concern about people who find themselves outside a ‘common public sphere’, and links disengagement from editor-controlled media to…
Streaming our lives away
The range of streaming services is so overwhelming that keeping up to date is a full-time job. Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Prime Video, Viaplay,…
Imprisoned for what you might say: Social media speech and prior restraint
The Supreme Court has issued several rulings that restrict freedom of expression online. Pre-trial detention is even being used as a form of prior…
Pre-trial detention as a preventive measure against online speech
Hordaland District Court has remanded a man in custody for just over two weeks because of statements made online. The court intends to keep…
Document.no hits 10 million Facebook views – and fastest growth
10 million Facebook views in a single month show that steadily more people are turning to Document – and away from a media reality…
Hordaland district court: Twitter statements about transgender people are not grounds for dismissal
An important judgement for freedom of expression, says head of the Freedom of Expression Commission, Kjersti Løken Stavrum, after the Hordaland District Court on…