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At present the digital divide has started to be considered not so much in the context of Internet access itself or the skills of Internet users, but in terms of Internet performance. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that faster Internet made it easier to adapt to the new reality. But not all areas can benefit from good Internet connection. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify spatial regularities in Internet performance on a local scale. This study is based on a set of data generated by Internet users, collected using the publicly available Ookla Speedtest measurement tool. The information about Internet speed and latency obtained in this way shows the actual Internet speed experienced. The analyses have indicated significant characteristics of the spatial differentiation of Internet performance. First, in the case of the Internet, the core-periphery dimension is not universal and obvious, as regional systems are strongly marked. Second, perceiving the digital divide mainly through the prism of Internet access is an insufficient approach.

Focus groups are an extensively employed research method for the collection of qualitative data. Recent developments in teleconferencing platforms have produced a substantial increase in online research, including online focus groups. The current study is the first to discuss methodological reflections on the conduct of online focus groups in adult social care research. Previously reported research on the use of online focus groups in healthcare research cannot readily be applied to the significantly distinct social care sector. Unique characteristics of the social care sector, such as the dispersion of social care services, the significant funding gap, ongoing recruitment and retention issues, and an ageing population becoming increasingly reliant on social care have consequences for the design, conduct and appropriateness of the online focus group method. In this article, we review the use of synchronous online focus groups in social care research. We conducted six online focus groups with social care professionals (total N = 37). The online focus group method is evaluated by analysing and reporting data from a participant experience survey and researcher reflection logs. Additionally, this article reviews Microsoft Teams as a platform for online focus groups. It is concluded that the benefits of increased accessibility and representation significantly outweigh the limitations related to online social communication. We suggest that the use of the online focus groups method could enhance the relatively scarce research capacity in social care, and we provide practical recommendations for the design and conduct of online focus groups in social care research.

Social media companies such as Facebook, WeChat, and Weibo are trying to profit from paid content shared on social media. This paper studies how the attributes of content distributors influence the intentions of users to pay. An online 2 × 2 between-subject experiment was conducted among Weibo users. Two analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) and structural-equation modeling were employed to test the hypotheses. Subjects showed weaker intention to pay for content shared by a celebrity than that by a noncelebrity when distributors were not experts. Conversely, there was no significant difference when distributors were experts. When distributors were not celebrities, there was no significant difference between an expert and a nonexpert on the intention to pay. Subjects showed stronger intention to pay for content shared by an expert than that by a nonexpert when distributors were celebrities. Intention to pay was also significantly affected by attitudes toward the content distributor and prior attitudes.

Levinson examine the word \"fuck,\" highlighting the article on taboo language titled \"An Obscenity Symbol\" by Allen Walker Read. Read discussed the history and usage of the word \"fuck,\" which first appeared in 1528. Read highlighted how the word was omitted from dictionaries and censored in literature due to societal mores and concerns about corrupting young minds. However, the word began to appear more frequently in mainstream fiction and nonfiction in the 1950s and 1960s, especially during the protest era. The word's usage and acceptance continued to increase in the following decades, with its appearance in music and politics. The Supreme Court also played a role in shaping the legal status of the word. Today, \"fuck\" has become a versatile word with various grammatical uses and meanings. Its offensiveness has diminished over time, and it is no longer considered the most objectionable word in the English language.

On 24 February 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine, starting one of the largest military conflicts in Europe in recent years. In this paper we present preliminary findings about the impact of the conflict on the Internet performance in Ukraine and in Russia, introducing an ironically asymmetric picture: the Internet performance in Ukraine has significantly degraded, while the performance in Russia has improved.