Tough questions — and grieving families — await Mark Zuckerberg at social media addiction trial Wednesday

Joann Bogard stood in a Capitol Hill hearing room two years ago and watched Mark Zuckerberg apologize to grieving parents who ...

86% of Americans want Meta, Google held accountable for ‘predatory’ social media addiction crisis: survey

A whopping 86% of Americans want Meta and Google held accountable for their role in a social media addiction crisis that has ...

Why Social Media Reach Is Critical In The Virtual Assistant Industry

Social media reach isn't a vanity metric. It's a reflection of trust, talent attraction and long-term brand strength in an ...

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or ...

Study of 65,000 college students links 16 hours a week on social media to higher loneliness

More than half of college students are lonely—and those who use social media the most are particularly likely to feel ...

Is social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause

Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.

Is X down? Users report issues with social media app on Presidents' Day

Before 9 am Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, or Presidents' Day holiday, more than 40,000 X users reported issues with the social site ...

U.K. eyes rapid ban on social media for under 16s, curbs to AI chatbots

Britain’s government said last month it would consult on an Australian-style social media ban for children under 16. Spain, Greece and Slovenia have since said they plan bans.

New digital and AI strategy to confirm plans for under-16s social media ban

The Cabinet is to consider a new digital and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy on Wednesday that will confirm the ...