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☆ How the Furrha family earns nearly $20,000 a month on Snapchat — from posting 100 times a day to cooking complicated dishes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-31 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The app also has a reward program for those who create short viral videos that are featured in the "Spotlight" section of the app, which the Furrha family also takes advantage of. AdvertisementThe Furrhas post at least 100 times a day on the main account, which increases to more than 200 when they share cooking videos. With their earnings increasing, the Furrha family has now ventured into real estate, buying and developing condos near the University of Michigan. Others, like Samah, are setting aside the money for the younger children to have when they grow up.

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☆ A surgeon general's warning on social media wouldn't be as powerful as good-old-fashioned parenting, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But social media experts and researchers are mixed on just how effective such a move would be. According to one August 2022 study, almost half of all adolescents said social media makes them feel bad about their bodies. And what exactly would the warning say, North wondered, noting that social media is rarely exclusively harmful. Proactive parentingFor most kids, social media use begins at home. AdvertisementAre you a parent who has struggled with your children's social media use?

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But while the company's profile in the industry has stayed constant and swaggering, behind the curtain, its business has been increasingly troubled, 10 insiders told Business Insider. Creator economy professionals mingled beneath glowing jellyfish and coral light fixtures inside Jellysmack's creator lounge during VidCon 2023. "As a startup in the ever-evolving creator economy, we are constantly testing and adapting our business model," the Jellysmack spokesperson told BI in a statement. Advertisement"The world was falling apart with the pandemic, but early Jellysmack felt like a dream," the second former staffer told BI. BI viewed two Jellysmack contracts and an email exchange between Jellysmack and one of its creator clients to verify the practice.

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☆ Gen Z Status Symbol: Why Everyone Is Getting Botox Injections
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The faces that hold social currency on social media — with fox-lift brows and buccal fat removed — are increasingly bleeding into real life. AdvertisementEven before the remote-work boom, writers noticed social media was shaping the way people looked. The shift from surgical procedures to minimally invasive injections has also made cosmetic work safer and more available to average people. "The gap between the identity we present on social media and the self we see in the mirror is growing," Widdows told me. As more people get cosmetic work done, the rest of us lose touch with what's normal.

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☆ Snapchat is working to make its app even safer for teen users
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Snapchat says it’s working to make its app even safer for teen users. The company also launched a series of YouTube videos for parents about the features and an updated website laying out its teen safety and parental control policies. And since then, Snapchat — like other platforms — has rolled out a variety of new teen safety and parental supervision tools. The app’s other existing teen safety measures include prohibiting young users from having public profiles and having teens’ Snap Map location-sharing tool turned off by default. Snapchat will also impose a new strike system for accounts promoting content inappropriate for teens in its Stories and Spotlight sections, where users can share content publicly on the app.

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☆ Federal judge blocks Arkansas social media age verification law to have gone into effect Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A US District Judge has blocked an Arkansas social media age verification law that was set to go in effect Friday, according to a Thursday court filing. The act was aimed at requiring “age verification for use of social media; and to clarify liability for failure to perform age verification for use of social media and illegal retention of data,” according to Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office. It’s believed this would have been the first law in the US requiring age verification from new social media users, and to require parental consent, to go into effect. “We’re pleased the court sided with the First Amendment and stopped Arkansas’ unconstitutional law from censoring free speech online and undermining the privacy of Arkansans, their families and their businesses as our case proceeds,” Marchese said in the statement. Brooks said the act is blocked “pending final disposition of the issues on the merits.”CNN reached out to Huckabee Sanders’ office for comment.

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☆ No Shame. No Sorrow. Divorce Means It’s Party Time in Mauritania.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Ruth Maclean | Laura Boushnak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Under a sliver of brightening moon, the young woman, Iselekhe Jeilaniy, sat gingerly on a mat, careful that the wet henna on her skin would not smudge, just as she had on the eve of her wedding day. But she was not getting married. She was getting divorced. The next day would be her divorce party. She was busy posting henna pictures on Snapchat — the modern version of a divorce announcement.

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☆ Why India banned TikTok — and what the US can learn from it, as pressure mounts for Biden to follow suit
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Paayal Zaveri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

To see what could happen if the US were to ban TikTok, analysts say to look at India. Why did India ban TikTok? What happened when India banned TikTokIn the summer of 2020, India banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat, Weibo, and QQ, an instant-messaging service owned by the internet giant Tencent. While the situation wouldn't be exactly the same, the US might face these questions if it decides to ban TikTok. "So if that continues to deteriorate, I can't imagine that that that doesn't increase the odds of some sort of TikTok ban."

☆ «Был(а) давно»: почему состоятельные граждане не хотят больше быть онлайн
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-15 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +9 min

SPA-отель без Wi-Fi, раскладушки вместо смартфонов — парадокс, но в цифровую эпоху стало престижным игнорировать онлайн. Заказав голубой электрокэб, клиенты могут быть уверены, что он полностью продезинфицирован, а внутри их ждут маски и перчатки. Для сегмента luxury личное взаимодействие покупателя с брендом в мире победившего онлайна действительно становится ключевым предложением. Так, исторический бутик Cartier на Бонд-стрит в 2019 году превратился в настоящую резиденцию — второй этаж заняли апартаменты, предназначенные для встреч, паблик-токов, вечеринок и выставок. Те продавцы, которые сумели выстроить со своим пулом клиентов крепкие эмоциональные связи, оказались способными совершать сделки даже в сложных карантинных условиях».

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