The constant use of social media. Designed to keep the user's attention, social media apps deliver content computed to be the type people want to see as well as ads that might be appealing. See social ...

The following was previously published in an earlier edition of Media Insider. I am an introvert. My wife is an extrovert. Both of us have been self-isolating for about 5 weeks now. I don’t know if ...

When it comes to digital media and social media, fam—teens and adults are sometimes lowkey on different wavelengths. And while it might just seem kind of cringe, it's actually big yikes. Because when ...

What, exactly, does a social network do? Is it a website that connects people with one another online, a digital gathering place where we can consume content posted by our friends? That’s certainly ...

In addition to banning smartphones in high schools, a new bill aims to block the youngest from accessing social media ...

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.