By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, March 13 (Reuters) - One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data ...

Social media firms need to use better age verification technologies to keep children off their platforms, the U.K.'s ...

Social media has reshaped the way billions of people connect, communicate, and see themselves. 6 billion users worldwide as of 2024.That number is staggering - and so are the questions it raises.

After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury has heard closing arguments before heading to the deliberation r ...

Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

As social media is becoming more popular, Shasta County health officials say there can be harmful downsides.

Teenagers who use social media more frequently may show slightly higher empathy, according to a new meta-analysis by researchers at Georgia State University. The study, a systematic review published ...

In closing arguments for the first social media addiction trial to make tech giants face a jury, the plaintiff's lawyer ...

A new survey found that Gen Z respondents are posting and engaging less on social media, and while they turn to TikTok the most, they don't trust the app.

Battles are emerging between tech companies and governments that are trying to limit the harm to children and adolescents ...

Facebook is the most popular social platform among Seattle-area adults, though the use of that platform and others is below ...

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