Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate our feeds ^1.1%

BBC - By John Laurenson - 5/22/2026, 12:00 PM

Hasty Generalization 20.1% - Negativity Bias 11% - Anecdotal 9.9%

Social media platforms used to be about communication between friends – now many are increasingly short video entertainment hubs. The business model is to increase the time people spend on their apps and increase ad revenue. But is there already a consumer backlash? Aurélia fixes herself a coffee, sits down in her beautiful garden not... more