THINKING
Tanya writes regularly on digital wellbeing, digital detox, Big Tech, screen-life balance, cybersafety, persuasive tech, the attention economy and other topical issues related to the digital world.
Is ‘screen time’ just a middle class problem?
Should we be focusing on children who aren’t getting any screen time at all, rather than worrying about those who might be getting too much?
Screens and Childrens Mental Health Week
1-5 February 2021 is UK Children’s Mental Health Week. The spotlight is on young people’s mental health. What part do screens & social media play?
Investing Our Attention Elsewhere
Defeating the attention economy starts with defining what’s important to us, our values & our purpose, and investing our attention elsewhere.
Our Amazon Addiction could Destroy our High Street
Amazon has had a good pandemic. Shopping habits in 2020 have accelerated its dominance and could sound the final death knell for the high street.
Was Trump’s Ban Peak Twitter?
Donald Trump’s immense influence was abruptly curtailed on a single day in January 2021. But that day was not the 20th.
Disinformation on a global scale
The manipulation of public views via social media will not stop when Trump leaves office. Disinformation is now spread on a global scale.
The dangers of anti-vax conspiracies
With the release of Covid-19 vaccines, there has been a steep rise in dangerous anti-vax conspiracies. Social media platforms must do more.
2020: The TikTok Election
With 61% of Gen Z saying social media is their primary daily news source, and many admitting "TikTok definitely impacted my vote", TikTok has become one of the major forces at play in the 2020 US election. Of course, social media companies have been having an...
What to do if friends and family have fallen for an internet conspiracy
As of 2019, 60% of Britons have believed at least one conspiracy theory about how our country is governed, or about the credibility of information they receive with 77% of UK adults trusting journalists "not much" or "not at all". However, family and friends are...
BOOKS
Tanya is the author of three books on our complicated relationship with technology: ‘Off.’ and ‘Stop Staring at Screens’ are out now. Tanya's third book ‘My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open’ will be published Autumn 2021.
OFF: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life
"She presents simple ideas alongside practical suggestions for how to implement them - leaving you inspired and motivated by the end."
Stop Staring at Screens!
"Perhaps the best compliment I can pay this is that as soon as I started reading this, my 13-year-old son started looking over my shoulder, and in short order said, "I want to read this as soon as you're done. And I want to do this."
My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open
How to Untangle our Relationship with Tech - Available for Pre-Order Now.
