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

The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent ...

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 ...

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 ...

Annalee Schott used to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorithm allegedly ...

Spain will join the growing list of countries banning access to social media for children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. The law will apply to users under 16 years of age amidst a ...

A historic lawsuit accusing several prominent social media companies of intentionally designing their platforms to addict children is set to head to trial in Los Angeles on Tuesday. It marks the first ...

For years, parents alleged that top social media companies had gotten teens hooked on their products with addictive design features, arguing in legal filings that these choices led to depression, ...