Social media usage among teens is more prevalent than ever before. In recent years, researchers have begun investigating how much social media affects teen weight concerns and body image issues. A new study from the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development and Stanford University uses an innovative method to track teen’s social media usage and body image over time.

Georgia State Senator Shawn Still co-chairs a study committee examining the impact of social media and AI on children, aiming for bipartisan legislation.

A major new study from Sweden and the United States found that children with significant social media access experience a notable erosion in their ability to concentrate.

You often hear about the negative effects of social media on teenagers and younger people, but there can be positive effects too. The original purpose of social media was to help foster connections between people by allowing them to share things and that does still exists.

Graphic visualization of a teenager surrounded by emojis falling onto and cracking a smartphone. Our relationship with social media can be summed up in two words: “It’s complicated.” Social media apps help us maintain personal connections and provide ...

Australia's new law requires social media companies to bar young teenagers from opening accounts. US Senators are trying to do something similar.

From education and advocacy to entrepreneurship and culture, the creators on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Media list are redefining what it means to influence.