#Social media impact

Articles (7)

• 🇺🇸 Can Gen Z Save Hollywood? — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  They love PG movies, buy tickets with their whole family, and post their reviews on social media. Now they’re the primary customers at movie theaters.

  Related: #Generational shift, #Cinema evolution, #Cultural trends
• 🇺🇸 Some West African farmers turn to TikTok as part of agriculture's changing image — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  Some farmers in West Africa have turned to TikTok to sell their produce, transforming how they do business

  Related: #Digital transformation, #Agricultural innovation, #Economic empowerment
• 🇬🇧 This man was abused for appearing on a Welcome to Heathrow poster. Then he met his trolls — 01/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Syed Usman Shah says he was proud to appear in the campaign, but upset by what followed.

  Related: #Racial abuse, #Religious discrimination, #Community integration
• 🇺🇸 Boy who lost Pokémon binder gets over 15,000 cards from strangers — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  A 7-year-old boy was heartbroken after he lost his entire binder of Pokémon cards at the Denver airport. After his dad posted about it online, a United Airlines worker spotted it and spread the word. ...

  Related: #Community kindness, #Childhood treasures
• 🇺🇸 Man's cat sanctuary naps still helping rescue expand years after they first went viral — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  A retired teacher started volunteering to take care of cats at a sanctuary, but his mission quickly evolved to napping with them. Steve Hartman checks in seven years later about the viral moments have...

  Related: #Animal rescue, #Human-animal connection, #Community support
• 🇺🇸 Meta’s Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trial — 18/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Youth addiction, #Regulatory accountability, #Tech industry liability, #Legal proceedings
• 🇺🇸 EU accuses TikTok of 'addictive design' and seeks changes to protect users — 06/02/2026 [USA]

  The European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with features like autoplay and infinite scroll

  Related: #Technology regulation, #Digital safety