Hacker News with Generative AI: Internet Usage

Energy Conservation with Open Source Ad Blockers (mdpi.com)
Internet-related electricity consumption is rising rapidly as global Internet users spend more than 6.5 h per day online. Open source ad blockers have the potential to reduce the time and thus electricity spent using computers by eliminating ads during Internet browsing and video streaming.

Energy Conservation, Open Source, Ad Blocking, Internet Usage

7 points by 47thpresident 47 days ago | 1 comments

Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds (apnews.com)
Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

Teenagers, Social Media, Internet Usage, Mental Health, Research

10 points by djoldman 135 days ago | 2 comments