What is 'social media'? Study highlights public confusion about the term

Research from Aston University has shown that the public has no clearly accepted definition for the term "social media" or ...

X is teaching its AI algorithm something social networks once understood

X is boosting posts among mutual followers after finding that relationship data was missing from its algorithm, exposing the gap between predicting engagement and creating conversations people ...
Forbes

Is Social Media The New Google? Gen Z Turn To Google 25% Less Than Gen X When Searching

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...
CNN

Science of social media’s effect on mental health isn’t as clear cut as a warning label might suggest

When US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy pushed last week for a tobacco-style warning on social media, he called the mental health crisis in young people an emergency that demanded action without ...
Pew Research Center

Teens, Social Media and Mental Health

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand teens’ experiences and attitudes around teen mental health and social media. Part of this study also examines parents’ perspectives. The Center ...
Forbes

Why Banning Social Media Isn’t The Right Answer For America’s Kids

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Castrucci is the president & CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
CNN

My social media is helpful and positive. Here is how yours can be, too

Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. For all ...
Science Daily

New study challenges social media's mental health impact

A new study has challenged the perception heavy social media use has a significant impact on mental health, finding little to no relationship between the two. In fact, not only does the research ...
The Atlantic

The Anti-Social Century

A short drive from my home in North Carolina is a small Mexican restaurant, with several tables and four stools at a bar facing the kitchen. On a sweltering afternoon last summer, I walked in with my ...