Yesika Salgado, Celia Martínez and Vianney Harelly -- use Instagram and TikTok to connect with a growing audience of young ...

Why do social media platforms have such a hold on so many? Apart from “addictive” design features, a place to look is in the ...

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A $6 million verdict against Meta and Google in a closely watched social media addiction trial may signal the start of a far broader legal threat for the tech giants. A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday ...

LOS ANGELES—A 20-year-old woman prevailed in a landmark social-media trial against Meta Platforms META4.01%increase; green up pointing triangle and Google’s YouTube in which the companies were accused ...

Do you doomscroll? If so, you’re not alone. One 2024 survey found that almost a third of American adults regularly doomscroll—that is, swipe through endless social media feeds—and millennials and Gen ...

You’ve got three seconds (and maybe even less) before a viewer swipes past your carefully crafted video and moves on to the next thing. In a feed crowded with creators, brands, and communities all ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Meta, YouTube and Snapchat are already under scrutiny for risks they pose for young people. Now they are facing ...

A teenager sees a message from TikTok in December after a law banning social media for users under 16 took effect in Australia. (Hollie Adams/Reuters) It’s an understandable instinct to do something — ...

While most youth around the world are happier today than they were 20 years ago, it’s not true for the United States, other English-speaking countries and parts of Western Europe. That’s according to ...

From March 28, young Indonesians will be blocked from having accounts on “high-risk” digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Indonesia’s government has announced that it will ban ...