Once staples of the social media diet, they are now relics, archived to the internet history books of fads we all wish we ignored. "Two or three years on I started sharing about that on social media and the reason for doing that was I had never heard of emotional abuse before. University of Canterbury professor Dr Ekant Veer says social media does provide a place for people to speak anonymously about their struggles. And he says times are changing and many more social media influencers are using their platforms to open up about problems and mental health issues. Data from Statistica shows about 82 per cent of Kiwis use social media and American studies show about 40 per cent use Instagram.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 04, 2021 20:04 UTC