Digital Well-Being Archives - EAVI

“Peace in the Minds” and Media Now

EAVI — Tue, 13 May 2025 14:46:34 +0000

“Peace in the Minds” and Media Now - Speech by Prof. Tapio Varis, the President of EAVI's Advisory Board at MIL and Global Understanding Conference 2025 on 28-29 April in Barcelona. The first Director-General, Sir Julian Huxley, was asked in 1947 by young diplomats in Paris, “What does UNESCO do?” The short answer was, [...]

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The Battle for Truth in Europe

EAVI — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:46 +0000

09/04/2025 At some point, we’ve all stumbled upon a wild social media post—something along the lines of “The EU is planning to tax people for excessive breathing!” The comment section? A chaotic mix of outrage, panic, and elaborate conspiracy theories about shadowy government plots. Only when a sharp-eyed user points out that [...]

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Are Your Devices Helping or Hooking You? Understanding Affordances & Digital Wellbeing

EAVI — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:42:39 +0000

Let’s be honest—most of us have, at some point, picked up our phones to check a single notification and then resurfaced an hour later from an Instagram rabbit hole, wondering what sorcery just occurred. If this sounds familiar, congratulations! You are a victim of affordances—the invisible strings that dictate how we use technology. [...]

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FOMO and Doomscrolling: Understanding and Escaping the Digital Trap

EAVI — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:46:11 +0000

The Oxford Dictionary defines 'fear of missing out' as "a feeling of worry that an interesting or exciting event is happening somewhere else." Today, social media has dramatically expanded this fear since we are bombarded with tremendous amounts of information and content from numerous resources. However, only a few people are aware that they [...]

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Are We More Socially Awkward in the Age of Social Media?

EAVI — Tue, 07 May 2024 23:35:08 +0000

- We are currently spending more than a quarter of waking hours online, amounting to a staggering 6 hours and 40 minutes online each day. A significant chunk of this time is spent fostering connections and sharing experiences through social media, globally accounting for 56.6%. Now it is easier than ever to connect across [...]

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How Platforms Compete to Get our Attention?

EAVI — Tue, 07 May 2024 23:19:41 +0000

When you log in to your social media accounts, you are constantly exposed to a flood of new information and content. Every day, you are exposed to this stream of data that is competing for your attention. Being online causes us to switch rapidly between tasks, leading to a lack of presence in the [...]

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The EU Policies on Digital Well-Being

EAVI — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:17:26 +0000

Digital well-being encompasses our online safety, managing our online time, our ability to critically assess the media we consume and becoming responsible and confident digital citizens. In this regard, the European Union is actively striving to enhance the digital environment to benefit all citizens of Europe. According to The Council of the EU [...]

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REFRESH: WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL WELL?

EAVI — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 22:36:32 +0000

About The REFRESH cartoon aims to improve children's digital well-being and raise awareness among parents to care about their feelings. This is done essentially by facilitating their connections with other friends, people, nature, life… and the media! Thus benefitting from technology in a meaningful way. It is also directed at educators, [...]

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The Increasing Importance of Digital Well-Being in an Evolving Technological Environment

EAVI — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:52:29 +0000

While digital tools make our lives easier in many aspects by providing conveniences, extensive research consistently highlights the adverse effects of their excessive usage on individuals' physical and psychological well-being. It is argued that digital media users face a growing challenge in managing the overwhelming amount of information and social interactions available to [...]

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Digital Well-Being: Striking a Balance in the Age of Technology

EAVI — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:52:06 +0000

In today's hyper-connected world, digital media has become an indispensable part of our lives. From social media to news updates, from online shopping to mobile banking, technology has seamlessly integrated into our daily routines. However, this pervasiveness of digital media has raised concerns about its impact on our mental health and overall [...]

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