found not only that social media users knew people from a greater variety of backgrounds, but also that much of this diversity was a result of people using these technologies who simultaneously ...

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 buzzy new social media app of the moment looks so much like Twitter it’s almost hard to distinguish the two. The profiles, timelines and colors are nearly identical. Even the creator is the ...

(Courtesy of Jenna Bloom) Perspective by Jenna Bloom I’m a 19-year-old college student, and I’ve known for a while that I am unable to be a moderate social media user. I would constantly keep ...

Social media use has been shown to decrease mental health and well-being, and to increase levels of political polarization. But social media also provides many benefits, including facilitating access ...

The 2016 U.S. presidential election raised significant concerns among academics, political observers, policymakers, and others about the role social media played in the spread ... government and ...

By Catherine Pearson Every generation has its moral panic and for Gen Z — teenagers today — it is, undoubtedly, social media. Recent public health warnings have stoked fears in parents that a ...