What Are the Social Issues of Today? As we lived through the global pandemic, natural disasters worldwide, conversion to safe energy sources, and COVID-19 challenges, the list of relevant social issues in 2025 has also changed. Here are the top 20 social issues examples with relevant topics ...
P.S. The better option is a shift to retirement systems based on private savings, like the ones in Australia, Chile, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Netherlands, the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Israel, and Sweden. P.P.S. Biggs and Munnell are misguided for wanting a big tax increase to prop up a...
“It’s clear that social media companies have to be held accountable, which is what Australia is trying to do,” said Jim Steyer, president and CEO of the nonprofit Common Sense Media. Leaders and parents in countries around the world are watching Australia’s policy closely as many se...
“Many brands who have inserted themselves into culturally or politically-charged issues have found themselves in social media takedowns. You will risk receiving magnitudes of social media backlash. Can your business survive that?” Jun Poekert asks. Brands must pay close attention to their audiences...
Citizens everywhere are rallying around justice and equity issues, legislation is growing, and IT and business leaders are being held to higher standards. Get tips, guides and news on ways technology and business strategy can support diversity, equity and inclusion; human rights in supply chains; ...
Today’s sociopolitical events have lit a fire under brands to address social injustice and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in deeper ways than they have in the past. Companies are using marketing and advertising to respond to and support discussions about systemic racism and the Black Li...
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Since October 2023, Australia has already prohibited smartphone use in public schools. The new ban would extend to all devices and settings for children. Although the government has not yet legislated the ban or specified details like the targeted age groups and platforms, it’s initial step is...
Leaders and parents in countries around the world are watching Australia’s policy closely as many seek to protect young kids from the internet's dangerous corners — and, not incidentally, from each other. Most nations have taken different routes, from pare...
While I don’t have the answers to those rather terrifying questions yet, what’s clear to me is this: a lack of real community, fueled in part by social media, lies at the core of so many issues we face today. That said, I’m not declaring social media the enemy. I’ll admit,...