Social media usage among teens is more prevalent than ever before. In recent years, researchers have begun investigating how ...

Social media usage among teens is more prevalent than ever before. In recent years, researchers have begun investigating how ...

A major new study has found what many parents feared but science is only now confirming. It's not video games. It's social ...

Total social media time does not significantly affect adolescents' weight concerns or dieting frequency, according to the study's findings. New research reveals that total social media use does not ...

Longstanding concerns exist about excessive social media use causing mental health problems. The best evidence for this view comes from longitudinal studies showing that earlier social media use leads ...

Last week, United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for a “warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for ...

A world-first ban on major social media platforms for children under the age of 16 goes into effect in Australia on Wednesday. And regulators, parents and teenagers around the globe are watching ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...

A study of 8,000 children suggests social media, not screens in general, may be fuelling a rise in inattention.