The recent verdict holding major social media companies legally liable for harm caused by addictive product design highlights ...

Over the last couple of decades, a link between social media and low self-esteem is a consistent finding in studies. For people who are constantly on social media like influencers and content creators ...

Nowadays, children are spending more time on social media than ever before. From making reels and posting pictures to ...

Less than a week after the House voted to ban social media for users under 14 years old, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed her own “complementary” proposal to crack down on youth social media use.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a ban on kids using social media on Friday, calling on legislative leaders to look for alternatives that address issues of parental rights and free speech. While DeSantis may ...

Parents of Texas children under 18 can now monitor and restrict their child’s activity on digital platforms including Facebook and Instagram — but only if they know their child uses the service. Meta, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A bipartisan bill that would give Pennsylvania parents a lot more control over their kids’ use of social media is advancing in the State Capitol. The bill passed the ...

A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE found that social media use elicits three types of emotional reactions, especially in women, signaling a kind of “emotional contagion,” which refers to a ...

Account manager Matt Richards, 23, deleted all his social media apps from his phone last year, and was surprised to find that his life changed for the better. Richards had been using a smartphone ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn ...