The field of political science and public policy studies has increasingly focused on the roles played by civil society organizations and informal social ...

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

Social apps like Instagram and TikTok have their attention set on AI, and it's making some creators feel like an afterthought.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom entered the battle over social media age limits for kids under 16 on Thursday, stating "it’s long overdue." Newsom shared his thoughts on the issue during a news ...

An internal research study at Meta dubbed “Project MYST” created in partnership with the University of Chicago, found that parental supervision and controls — such as time limits and restricted access ...

The Department of Homeland Security has hired a new digital communications director whose social media content for the Labor Department reportedly raised alarm bells inside the department and beyond ...

Seven months ago, University of Virginia alumnus Omar Zeineddine and fourth-year student Karam Aboul Hosn told the world they were building a social media app centered around real-time, everyday ...

A young aide behind social posts that echoed white supremacist messaging will help run social media for the much larger Homeland Security Department. Peyton Rollins, a new social media director at the ...

Account manager Matt Richards, 23, deleted all his social media apps from his phone last year, and was surprised to find that his life changed for the better. Richards had been using a smartphone ...

James Cook University researchers have taken a deeper dive into the complexities of human personality traits and addiction in adults, revealing new insights to help with social media addiction and ...