Growing competition for user attention, a weaker economy, and rising inflation are all hurdles for social media companies to overcome in the near term. Another hurdle is the resultant market ...

Americans lost $2.7 billion combined to scams originating on social media between January 2021 and June 2023, says a new report from the Federal Trade Commission. That's far more than consumers lost ...

Washington — The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a pair of social media cases that could transform online speech. The two cases concern disputes over Republican-backed laws in Florida and ...

Zaria Parvez entered Duolingo’s Pittsburgh headquarters for the first time in September 2021 and spotted a human-size green and orange owl costume slumped on an empty table. Before the pandemic, this ...

When asked whether social media is a good or bad thing for democracy in their country, a median of 57% across 19 countries say that it is a good thing. In almost every country, close to half or more ...

Late last month, the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory—a format reserved for public-health issues that demand the nation’s immediate attention. “Nearly every teenager in America uses social ...