Platforms like Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) have become central to how we consume political information and ...

In his 2020 book The Hype Machine, Aral argued that the architects of social media platforms aren’t necessarily malicious, they’re just beholden to business models that demand our prolonged attention.

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, conducted by three members of the Department of ...

Social media can be fun, but research shows it’s also linked to anxiety, stress, and even body image issues. A global study ...

AI has only amplified the problem, and developing, training and deploying bots to mimic humans on social media has never been ...

You’ve probably heard the whole “social media is bad for your mental health” argument, right? Well, that’s not the full story ...

Teens know social media and fast fashion work together to feed them trends, but find it hard to step away, says NYT writer ...

A new study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that when young people reframe their relationship with social ...

We got back together, but didn't refollow on social media. We like the space. Social media is bad for teens, right? That's a lot of what we hear. But a recent study examined voices missing from ...

New research shows that people post more on social media when bad weather hits, sometimes even more than during large social ...

Unfortunately, that pressure doesn’t end when the final buzzer sounds—especially in the age of social media and sports gambling. RJ Luis faces harsh backlash after early tourn ...