Signal bias and social noise are persistent threats. Vocal minorities, bots and echo chambers can distort the picture.

Even though they're paid just a few dollars (or even nothing), the unknown people who evaluate images for ‘hurtful' content can change your life with the choices they make. Now, a big new paper from ...

GSA has teamed up with social media annotation platform Rap Genius to make government jargon more understandable.

The social media trends shaping 2025 are like something we’ve never seen before—the landscape is undergoing a massive transformation. There is a seismic shift where social media networks are ...

“Sharenting” — when parents share images of their kids on social media — could unwittingly expose children to dangers online. Here’s how you can minimize the risks.

The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, educators, health care professionals and regulators. And now, nearly half ...

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 ...

Social media platforms like Facebook are such a common part of our lives; scrolling, posting, and “liking” is an integral part of the day. It’s just as common as that first sip of coffee ...

Social media can be harmful. That's something all behavioral researchers can agree on. There is much less consensus on how exactly its harmful use is defined, and whether or not there’s a ...

Social media can negatively affect your body image, but it also has some positive aspects. And it can, in some ways, positively influence your body image.

For example, social media use can disrupt healthy family functioning or peer relationships, which can then lower early adolescents’ performance in school.” The role of parental communication Gordon ...

Social media brought out the worst in the news business, and news, in turn, brought out the worst in a lot of social media. About the Author. Charlie Warzel.