As rates of depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether depressed kids simply spend more time on social media? A new study provides ...

Increased social media use in early adolescence is linked to higher depressive symptoms a year later, suggesting a one-way relationship. The study provides longitudinal data on younger adolescents ...

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

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The State Department is planning to bolster its efforts to vet and screen the social media of those applying for international student and exchange visitor visas to ensure applicants don’t pose ...

The State Department on Tuesday suspended foreign students’ visa appointments as it weighs expanded guidelines for screening applicants’ social media accounts, according to an internal cable ...

President Donald Trump’s social media startup has a new business strategy: Buy bitcoin. Trump Media & Technology Group — the parent company of Truth Social, whose controlling shareholder is ...

Social media can affect all types of relationships in both positive and negative ways. It can help people stay connected, but it may also lead to lower-quality in-person time. People can use ...

Social media's harmful impact on the mental health of children and teenagers is well documented. Now, new research suggests that the widespread marketing of unhealthy food and drinks on social ...

The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies to temporarily stop scheduling new student visa appointments, as the Trump administration works to expand social media screenings for applicants ...

The reason for the suspension is an extensive social media vetting, for which the administration first wants to prepare. “Effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required ...

A teenage girl in Washington, D.C., died after accidentally shooting herself while recording a video for social media, police said. The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ...