How social media apps are designed has a lot to do with whether teens have good or bad experiences. Daniel de la Hoz/Moment via Getty Images Social media is a complex environment that presents both ...

Companies are watching to see if a bellwether lawsuit accusing Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube of knowingly designing a ...

Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has ...

As a teenager, Maximilian Milovidov struggled with compulsive social media use. Now he’s a youth advocate advising tech companies and policymakers on how to make online spaces safer. He believes bans ...

A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced. This is an ...

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values, and emotional states. It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources ...

The UK government will use new legal powers to lay the groundwork for an under-16 social media ban after its consultation on children’s digital well-being, but opponents warn the measures being ...

New York will require major social media platforms to display warning labels about potential mental health risks for young users under a new state law announced Friday by Governor Kathy Hochul. The ...

Karnataka’s proposal to ban social media for under-16s sparks debate on child safety, mental health, privacy risks, ...

Lisa Schirch receives funding from the Ford Foundation. I know the founder of Pol.is and Remesh platforms, mentioned in this article, as well as Maria Ressa of Rappler Communities. I will not benefit ...