News doesn’t just inform; it affects how we feel. What are the psychological trade-offs of consuming news on social media?

While social media has been widely linked to anxiety and depression in teenagers, new evidence suggests that platforms such as TikTok and Instagram can leave middle-aged adults feeling sad, too. The ...

Likes, comments, and the dopamine hit of new notifications make it easy to get caught up in the endless entertainment of social media. Yet social media can also disrupt sleep, convey unrealistic views ...

When it comes to digital media and social media, fam—teens and adults are sometimes lowkey on different wavelengths. And while it might just seem kind of cringe, it's actually big yikes. Because when ...

Here is a candidate for today's least surprising yet most useful news story. It's a story about social media. A new study finds that limiting social media use, even for a week, can significantly ...

Social media audiences are more skeptical than ever, forcing marketers to rethink AI use, influencer strategy, and how ...

The appeal of a ban lies in its simplicity. But complex social problems rarely yield to simple technological solutions.

What happened: Researchers tracked 295 young adults who quit Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and X for one week, monitoring their phones to see what they did instead. Key findings: Young adults ...