A Legal Decision That Could Change Social Media

Jurors found Meta and Google liable for building apps that inflicted mental-health problems on a teenager, and similar ...

Gen Z's new favorite social-media app shows a shift in online culture

"Shelf" is gaining renewed attention as Gen Z users embrace a social app built around books, music and movies.

After two jury verdicts against social media companies, it’s time to reexamine your kids’ tech use

The rulings against YouTube and Meta present an excellent chance for parents to rethink and reset how their kids interact ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use

To better understand Americans’ social media use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,733 U.S. adults from May 19 to Sept. 5, 2023. Ipsos conducted this National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) ...
Forbes

How Media Literacy Can Help Stop Misinformation From Spreading

In many ways, media literacy needs to go hand-in-hand with other skills and information that is being taught to students. California became the latest state in the country to require media ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

How Australia's pioneering social media ban is impacting teens

Blowback to social media and its effects on young people are reverberating across the globe. Many countries have announced ...
Pew Research Center

Social Media & the News

Many Americans use social media for news: About a fifth or more regularly get news on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account ...
Forbes

Media Coverage For Women’s Sports Has Nearly Tripled In Five Years, According To New Research

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 18: A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates after defeating the New York Liberty during Game Four of the 2023 WNBA Finals at Barclays Center on October 18, 2023 ...