Internet penetration worldwide reaches 66%

According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, internet penetration worldwide will reach 66% by the end of Q1 2022. North America and Europe remain the only regions with an internet penetration rate of about 90% among their population. North America leads the world in internet penetration rate with 93.4%. The US and Canada…

National Internet Day: Text message abbreviations explained

Millennials and Gen Z are continually evolving, implementing ways to shorten the words they use while texting or crafting their social media posts, which has led to text message abbreviations and internet acronyms bombarding our social media feeds. Hence, intrigued to find out which texting abbreviations make people scratch their heads most, Case24.com/uk extracted global search volume…

Little association between tech and mental health problems in teens, claims study

A new Oxford University study that examined data from over 430,000 adolescents in the UK and US claims there is "little association" between technology and mental-health problems. The Oxford researchers investigated the links between social media use and depression, emotional problems and conduct problems. Researchers also examined the associations between television viewing and suicidality as well as…