Teenagers who use social media more frequently may show slightly higher empathy, according to a new meta-analysis by researchers at Georgia State University. The study, a systematic review published ...

Rose Mini Agoes Salim, a professor at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, has highlighted the importance of ...

For two decades now, social media companies have been virtually untouchable, profitably floating above accusations that they normalize propaganda, addict children and degrade our character. Legally ...

Social media influencers (SMIs) can perpetuate the flow of misinformation online because of the unique relationship they have with their followers, research led by Cardiff Business School finds. For ...

Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has ...

A video last month from The Daily Mail on TikTok went viral after announcing that a 12-year-old Austrailian boy was ...

Two years ago, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book about the dangers of social-media became a best-seller—and the subject of some critical eye-rolling. Now, for many, it’s become essential.

Jill Geisler is the Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity, Loyola University Chicago. Views are her own. I’ve studied and taught leadership, management, and ethics for many years. The ...

The problem is not that under-16s are uniquely vulnerable to encounters with screens. It is that all users are navigating systems engineered to optimise distraction at scale. Attention is not ...

Social media has reshaped the way billions of people connect, communicate, and see themselves. 6 billion users worldwide as of 2024.That number is staggering - and so are the questions it raises.

Social media is often blamed for stoking violence. But it can play a positive role by drawing attention to atrocities – both ...