Social media can certainly feel addictive, as anyone who has spent hours scrolling through Twitter instead of doing other, more important tasks can attest.But many researchers remain skeptical ...

“While social media causes a lot of these body image issues and stuff, people have also been using it to counteract that bad stuff,” Shira Cohen, 14, chimed in.

Parents, scientists and the surgeon general are worried. But there isn’t even a shared definition of what social media is. By Claire Cain Miller There have been increasingly loud public warnings ...

For the first time, the American Psychological Association has issued recommendations for guiding teenager's use of social media. The advisory, released Tuesday, is aimed at teens, parents ...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, long a proponent of mental health awareness, has issued a warning that social media use is a main contributor to depression, anxiety and other problems in the nation ...

Teens say social media stresses them out. Here's how they're breaking the habit : Shots - Health News Many parents are worried about their kids losing themselves for hours on their phones.

The American Psychological Association (APA) has released its first-ever Health Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence, offering recommendations for safe use by teens. Here are details.

Social science can contribute to this understanding. I recently conducted two studies with colleagues to investigate and disentangle some of the complex effects of social media. Social media likes and ...

Social media fueling hate and violence, not doing enough to stop it, critics say Antisemitic incidents reached a new high in the U.S. in 2022, the ADL said in March, citing a 36% rise from 2021.

A cafe in Galway have apologised to their customers after ‘creepy’ use of AI in their social media posts. Jemi Lighthouse, located on Abbeygate Street in Galway, were called out for using generative ...