Although these platforms commonly require a minimum user age of 13, nearly 40% of children in the U.S. ages 8–12 use social media. The report from one of America's top public health officials ...

Despite the headlines, the impact of social apps on adolescent mental health isn’t so clear. By Catherine Pearson Every generation has its moral panic and for Gen Z — teenagers today — it is ...

For young people, social media has many pros and cons that can be difficult to balance, according to a new report from Common Sense Media and Hopelab. CNN values your feedback 1.

Surgeon general issues warning about social media for young people 02:03. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling for stronger guidelines for social media use among children and teens ...

Whether or not social media affects mental health, and to what degree, has long been up for debate.While some contend that social media connects the world, others argue that it feeds a culture of ...

Gen Z is in their monk era. The screen-obsessed generation is limiting their time on social media in order to focus on a trend known as “monk mode.” But now #MonkMode has amassed more than 76 ...

The NYPD is shutting down dozens of its own social media accounts in the wake of a city watchdog agency’s report that the cops weren’t policing the platforms closely enough, The Post has learned.

Social media that reward pure engagement — likes, shares, angry comments — have an inherent “bias toward division,” Ovadya argues. The headlines, pictures and videos that thrive tend to be ...

Technically, the major social media companies require users to be older than 12. But that rule is routinely ignored. Almost 40 percent of American children ages 8 to 12 use social media, according ...

Trump Media and Technology Group plans to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin and build up a reserve of ... The Truth Social parent announced Tuesday that some 50 investors will buy $1.5 billion ...

The toll of social media and smartphones on teen mental health : Short Wave This week, the American Psychological Association issued its first-of-kind guidelines for parents to increase protection ...