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

Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (D-Burlington) announced a package of bills today aimed at protecting kids from harmful content online while holding big technology companies ...

That protection is finally starting to weaken, thanks to a growing realization that social media is also a matter of public health. Seen this way, social media appears as something less newfangled and ...

After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury has heard closing arguments before heading to the deliberation r ...

A federal appeals court will hear arguments on a Florida law restricting minors' social media access, challenged as a First Amendment violation.

Washington Square Park seems to be filled with people who have a bad case of "main character syndrome" these days.

Social media firms need to use better age verification technologies to keep children off their platforms, the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said.

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 ...

Social Media and AI Want Your Attention at All Times. This New Documentary Says That's Bad ...

A new survey found that Gen Z respondents are posting and engaging less on social media, and while they turn to TikTok the most, they don't trust the app.

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.

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: In this photo illustration, the Facebook and Instagram apps are seen on the screen of an iPhone on October 04, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Social media ...