Influencers promote dangerous misconceptions onlineLillian Clark September 25, 2021Under the diet hashtag on Instagram, there are 73.3 million posts. Many of these posts promote odd diet trends and...
The detriments of doom scrollingKyla Schwarzbach June 2, 2021If there’s one thing almost every teen has experienced and vowed to leave behind in 2020, it’s doom scrolling —...
Tech companies’ data use ought to be regulated to protect user privacyOlivia Ericsson January 28, 2021Whether you’re in the grocery store or at a restaurant, people are glued to their screens, checking out the latest...
Students, cast reflect on ‘The Social Dilemma’Andy Wang November 2, 2020Senior James Fetter arrived home from swim practice two years ago in shock. An entire film crew was set up...
What good does social media activism do?Krista Robins October 12, 2020F or some, activism means getting on your feet and protesting, calling representatives or donating to organizations supporting your cause....
TikTok popularity skyrockets amid public security concernsBruno Klass March 17, 2020Remember Vine? The app, which began in 2013 as a popular video-sharing platform, was shut down by 2016. A new...
Changing the Censorship LandscapeJace Purcell, Kris Risano and Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe February 19, 2020“In times of social turmoil, our impulse is often to pull back on free expression. We want the progress that...
Column: Everything wrong with SnapchatSasha Lehrer February 4, 2020BREAKING NEWS! Girl catches BF cheating with her MOM! Snapchat, a social media app that many Paly students use, is...
New trends on social media provide students with artistic outletTien Nguyen September 16, 2019Following the death of Vine and its successor, Musical.ly, the lack of a platform for 14-year-olds to post short clips...
Social activism goes beyond social media actionLucy Nemerov May 9, 2019Senior Rebecca Cheng carefully applies paint to a canvas, writing “ch-nk” and “yellow face” in vibrant colors. These cruel words...
