The algorithm decides: regional Aussies connect with social media

Regional Australians use social media to connect with friends, family and their community but it’s not always positive.

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00:00I use Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.

00:06I used to spend a lot more, I used to spend maybe like three hours a day across all of

00:11them and maybe three hours, three and a half if I include Snapchat, but I recently got

00:16like a little blocker site so now I spend like three and a half hours on the weekends.

00:20I try not to get swept up by what I call the brain rot.

00:24It's kind of hard when you live on a farm and you can't contact any of your friends.

00:30But I mainly use it to like get clients and stuff through my horse training business and

00:34to keep in touch with friends and sort of show them what I'm doing and yeah, communicate

00:38that way.

00:39I use social media when I'm talking or wanting to share photos and comments from my trips

00:46that I make.

00:47I enjoy sharing those with my friends and family.

00:50It's a great way to keep in touch with people.

00:54I love you.

00:55I love you.

00:56I love you.