For the first time, a jury will hear claims that social media giants like Meta designed social media to addict young users.

Spain joins a growing list of countries, like Australia and France, that have moved to curb kids’ social media access.

With children increasingly glued to their cell phones in an addictive habit, state legislators are hoping to reduce potential ...

Australia has banned social media for kids under 16. A U.S. parent and public health leader explains why bans may miss the real risks—and what may work better.

Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong said they would propose legislation that would enact protections ...

The proposed legislation would stop social media companies from exposing children and teens to harmful and addictive ...

Social media algorithms are complex sets of rules and calculations used by social media platforms to prioritize content in users’ feeds. They are like the invisible puppeteers behind the scenes, ...

It’s a situation many of us know all know too well: You find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media, only to realize that much more time has passed than you realized, or intended to spend ...

The power of social media cannot be denied, but the landscape is complex and constantly changing. It’s easy to get frustrated with the various algorithms that control how much of your messaging gets ...

You're heartbroken, and you're on Instagram. You type in your ex's name through tears in the search bar. It was a messy breakup; you squint so you can't see whether they archived photos of you two, ...

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