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People who deactivated Facebook in a study were happier afterward, reporting higher levels of life satisfaction and lower levels of depression and anxiety. That change is equal to about 25-40% of the beneficial effect typically reported for psychotherapy trib.al/pt2iTCx

Ik gooi mijn essay over democratie en bestuur in de digitale wereld van afgelopen september er nog maar even in: ‘Laat technologie niet alleen over aan bedrijven’ ↘️ nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/09…

Goede oproep van de wetenschap. Het herstel van onze economie biedt een kans voor andere keuzes. Keuzes voor schone lucht, schoon water, warme huizen en een lage energierekening. Niet alleen beter voor de aarde, het is ook in ons economisch belang. #D66 nu.nl/klimaat/610416…

Today is #SheDecidesDay! #TakeYourSeat with me to stand for increasing women's leadership and participation in decision-making. It's time to let women and girls lead conversations about their bodies, lives and future. #SRHR SheDecides

It's going to be hard to change, but I think Cal Newport is right. We've screwed up how we work digitally, adopting a ton of software that promised productivity and delivered distraction. There are huge gains to be made by firms that can find a new way. nytimes.com/2021/03/05/opi…

What is going on?! Why can this conspiracy theory ad reach over 1 million people with a less than $100 spend? WHY?! I think we need to move faster on legislation and regulation of social media micro-targeting. The election may be over for now, but we are all still being targeted.

🎶 Ga niet naar Nieuwsuur 🎵 bit.ly/nieuwsuur-zml #ZondagMetLubach

Het komt er nu op aan. De stembussen zijn geopend. Maak het waar! #stemD66

We stijgen opnieuw flink in de peilingen! Het is nu of nooit. Stem voor nieuw leiderschap. 🔥🔥🔥 #HupKaag #stemD66

Het is nu of nooit. Maak ons de grootste. Nederland heeft het leiderschap van Sigrid Kaag nodig. In minder dan 1️⃣ minuut zie je waarom! #stemD66 #hupKaag

Al vroeg gestemd, mét bril. Ga vandaag stemmen. Samen kunnen we iets bijzonders bereiken, daar ben ik van overtuigd. Nederland is er klaar voor. Maak het waar! #D66 #ikstem

.Geert Wilders is misschien vergeten dat hij zelf als kamerlid in Iran is geweest en daar handen heeft geschud met iedere (mannelijke) Iraanse leider. Hij hield zich aan de lokale regels. Handen schudden met vrouwen mag officieel niet, dus deed Wilders het niet.

⚠️ICU hospitalization trend and #COVID19 in Brazil. If you still say nothing is wrong, still try to downplay that the #P1 variant-driven surge is overblown—please go search for your humanity. The world needs humanitarians who will advocate for saving the people of Brazil.

1. COVID-19 is far worse than the flu in the number of severe and critical cases. Even if you are part of the 1/3 without symptoms, you help the virus find people in the yellow & red bars.

MASS INFECTION IS NOT AN OPTION! Almost all #COVID19 restrictions are set to end in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 on July 19. A leading group of scientists & experts outline 5 key concerns and urge delaying complete re-opening. 🧵 Lancet: hubs.li/H0RPYj90 Press conf: bit.ly/3yCanyy

Over 10,000 new cases in the NL today. They were at 500 a day 2 weeks ago. They scaled back their reopening in response to the rapid increase but still have no indoor mask mandate. When will the west stop fighting this self-destructive war on masks?

What if targeted advertising doesn't work? And what if online journalism can make more money by *refusing* to track readers? The experience of the Dutch public broadcaster suggests we don't need the destructive, distorting ad tech industry at all... wired.com/story/can-kill…

Countries where coronavirus is being handled most effectively with the least social and economic disruption: 1. Norway 2. Netherlands 3. Finland 4. Ireland 5. Austria 6. Belgium 7. Germany 8. Singapore 9. Switzerland 10. Spain. US ranks 25th. Bloomberg bloomberg.com/graphics/covid…

These researchers studied 2022 campaign coverage that made the front pages of the New York Times and Washington Post. cjr.org/analysis/elect… They wanted to know if it was different from 2016, which was mostly horse race and her emails. Here's their answer: (via Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org))