Whether social media connects us or leaves us feeling isolated depends on how we use it, according to new research from The ...

Why do social media platforms have such a hold on so many? Apart from “addictive” design features, a place to look is in the ...

Article Summary The Illinois House voted on bipartisan lines to pass the Children’s Social Media Safety Act. The bill is ...

The E.U.’s new age verification app aims to address concerns raised by tech platforms around privacy and enforcement.

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Amid rising demand for digital and technology-driven skills, Harvard University has made several of its courses accessible ...

We love a good ol’ social media roast, and Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan found himself on the business end of a doozie Wednesday. Absolutely insane week for agentic ...

Do you doomscroll? If so, you’re not alone. One 2024 survey found that almost a third of American adults regularly doomscroll—that is, swipe through endless social media feeds—and millennials and Gen ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Meta, YouTube and Snapchat are already under scrutiny for risks they pose for young people. Now they are facing ...

While most youth around the world are happier today than they were 20 years ago, it’s not true for the United States, other English-speaking countries and parts of Western Europe. That’s according to ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and ...

Problematic use of social media—characterized by loss of control and compulsive engagement—may significantly increase depressive symptoms in adolescents under the age of 16, according to a new study ...