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Social media

What’s trending on the various social media platforms? Where should you go for the latest Insta-worthy shot? Who should you be following on Twitter? What’s the newest online challenge that’s going viral on Facebook? Stay up to date here!

Educational YouTube videos can enhance learning by providing accessible information, but students must be cautious of misinformation and potential distractions. Photo: EPA

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: YouTube as a study tool, teen mental health, China’s economic woes (short letters)

09 May 2026

A robot plays music at the Hong Kong InnoEx 2026 Robot and AI Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photo: AFP

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: Students on EVs, AI music, war and social media (short letters)

25 Apr 2026

Is the universe real to us because we perceive it? Or does reality exist independently of our consciousness of it? Photo: Shutterstock

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: Debating reality; teens should put their phones down (long letters)

25 Apr 2026

Teenagers browse TikTok in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to the country’s Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid, TikTok has deactivated 780,000 accounts belonging to users under the age of 16, following a new ban. Photo: EPA

Asia

Southeast Asia wants to ban children from social media

22 Apr 2026

Overprotective rules, like banning social media for under-16s, hinder children’s real-world learning and fuel hidden risks, writes a student. Photo: EPA

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: Social media restrictions, online shopping perils (long letters)

11 Apr 2026

In many countries, heavy social media use is related to a drop in well-being. Photo: AP

Listening Practice

Listen Up: World Happiness Report shows social media’s impact on well-being

10 Apr 2026

Have you heard of chaos theory and the butterfly effect? Photo: Oliver Tsang

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: The butterfly effect, Jimmy O. Yang and tackling the harms of social media (letters)

04 Apr 2026

More online services require users to provide personal data to access the platform’s full functionality than in 2015. Photo: EPA

Society

More children’s websites and mobile apps are collecting personal data: study

31 Mar 2026

How old were you when you got a smartphone? Photo: Shutterstock

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: Are bans on smartphones and social media needed for children?

28 Mar 2026

AI filters make it hard to tell when a photo online has been edited. Photo: Shutterstock

Personal Growth

Asking for a Friend: Help! Why is everyone using AI to look prettier?

27 Mar 2026