The rise of ‘Dr Google’: The dangers of self-diagnosis and searching symptoms online

Searching symptoms online has become so common there is a name for the condition of health anxiety induced by self-diagnosis on the internet: Cyberchondria.

Taleen Lara Ashekian, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 11:30 pm

Date from hell: Tinder has no checks to keep sex offenders off the app

While Match does a background check of its paid users, this is not extended to free services – Tinder, OkCupid and PlentyofFish – owned by the same company.

Hillary Flynn

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Keith Cousins

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Elizabeth Naismith Picciani

· Dec 07, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Why men are increasingly going online to donate sperm

Sperm donation websites are the Ubers and Airbnbs of the fertility world.

Nicole Bergen, The Conversation

· Nov 12, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Facebook gets into dating, but there’s little scientific evidence online personality matching works

There is little scientific evidence that using self-reported data for matchmaking can lead to long-term compatibility.

Evita March, The Conversation

· May 04, 2018 · 01:30 pm

On trains, buses and flights, Indians are watching Netflix everywhere

Of those surveyed by Netflix, 65% streamed content while on the move.

Suneera Tandon, qz.com

· Dec 16, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Centre must form panel to check online games like the Blue Whale Challenge, says Supreme Court

The bench also sought the government’s response to a petition that asked for such games to be blocked.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 13, 2017 · 02:29 pm

Delhi High Court seeks Facebook, Google and Yahoo’s response on plea against Blue Whale Challenge

Meanwhile, the Haryana Children Protection Commission has advised all schools to warn students about the risks of the online game.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 22, 2017 · 06:09 pm

Facebook is reviewing its ‘reporting flows’ after US shooter posts clip of Cleveland murder on site

The social media giant said it would make it easier for users to flag such offensive content and look over their reports faster.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 18, 2017 · 01:29 pm

Amazon is making moves to crack India’s expanding secondhand goods market

If successful, Amazon could expand the feature to other cities.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jan 08, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Video: Google rewinds the year to show what the world searched for in 2016

Or, the lowlights – and some high points – of the year gone by.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 18, 2016 · 04:00 pm

Wikipedia is already the world’s web doctor – so doctors and researchers need to make it better

Medical entries on Wikipedia are widely consulted across the world.

Thomas Shafee, The Conversation

· Oct 19, 2016 · 05:30 am

Is ‘internet addiction’ a misnomer?

Despite growing academic insight, to say that someone is 'addicted' to the internet is not as simple as you may think.

Mark Griffiths, The Conversation

· Mar 23, 2016 · 11:30 pm