Pew Research Center

What parents say about their teen’s uses of social media

About this research This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today.
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Mind Matters: Could social media lawsuits instigate a new era of regulation to protect kids?

Most social media platforms require users to be at least 13 years old, but surveys show that 40% of kids between eight and 12 ...

Doomscrolling or connecting? Study reveals social media's complex effect on loneliness

Whether social media connects us or leaves us feeling isolated depends on how we use it, according to new research from The ...

Does deleting social media make you happier or lonelier? Short answer: It depends.

The point is, for a lot of people, it really does feel like it’s time to log off, whether that’s setting aside a few days to ...
Psychology Today

The Real Dangers of Social Media

Source: Julia Garan/iStock For all the research and conversation we’ve had about social media, it’s amazing that we still get these things so wrong. If you watched Mountainhead, the HBO original ...

Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit

Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is ...
AOL

20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media platforms that once defined how people connected online. From odd niche ...