{"id":56332,"date":"2026-09-05T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairtherm.ch\/?p=56332"},"modified":"2026-09-13T03:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:36:41","slug":"apps-to-keep-us-connected-in-a-time-of-social-distancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairtherm.ch\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/apps-to-keep-us-connected-in-a-time-of-social-distancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Apps To Keep Us Connected In A Time Of Social Distancing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Older teens and girls use instant or online messaging to https:\/\/theamoredate.com\/sign-up-guide\/<\/a> hang out with friends at relatively high rates. Some 84% of older teens (ages 15-17) use instant messaging as a way to hang out with friends, substantially more than the 71% of 13- to 14-year-olds who do so. Overall, the differences between boys and girls who employ instant messaging with friends are not statistically significant, but girls are more likely to do so every day. About a third (32%) of teen girls use instant messaging on a daily basis to connect with friends, while for boys, that share is 23%. About half of black (52%) and Hispanic (50%) teens use messaging apps to communicate with friends, compared with 37% of white teens. Daily use also is strong among minority teens \u2014 while only 10% of white teens use messaging apps to communicate with their friends every day, this figure increases to 19% among Hispanic teens and 28% among black teens.<\/p>\n