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.

This chart shows how U.S. teenagers rate the effects of social media use on different aspects of their life.

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 ...

Health justice activists have plastered a series of compelling guerilla-style posters across London to draw attention to the ...

Children and adolescents vulnerable to addictive design of infinite scrolling and attention-driven algorithms, mental health professional says - Anadolu Ajansı ...

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, March 13 (Reuters) - One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data ...

When Mark Zuckerberg took the stand before a Los Angeles jury two weeks ago and testified about social media and children's ...

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.

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

There is rarely much to commend Keir Starmer for. But on Monday he blocked an amendment to the schools bill which would have ...

CIBAC Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva filed House Bill No. 8262 or the “Social Media Protection for Minors Act” that aims to ban minors under 16. According to the bill, the act is meant to regulate access ...

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 ...