Social media isn’t good or bad — the latest World Happiness Report suggests well-being depends on how much you use it, what you do on it and what platforms you’re on.

The risk social media poses to kids’ health is “comparable with other modifiable lifestyle factors, such as physical inactivity and unhealthy diet,” concluded the research team led by Samantha Teague, ...

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt shared 30 facts that reveal just how significant of a negative impact technology has on ...

Australia is pulling the plug on its teens’ social media habits. The country enacted the world’s first ban on social media for children under 16 this week, threatening tech giants with ...

Social media is here to stay. In the U.S., 95% of teens use at least one social media platform. And according to a 2023 Pew Research Center survey, over half of teens admit that it’d be very difficult ...

The 9th Circuit's ruling comes as state and federal lawmakers debate the best ways to address negative impacts of social media on youngsters.

Karnataka plans to ban social media for children under 16 to address concerns over mobile phone use, following Australia's ...