News doesn’t just inform; it affects how we feel. What are the psychological trade-offs of consuming news on social media?

In today's digital landscape, social media has become an indispensable tool for communication, transforming the way we interact, share, and access information. This means that the digital age has ...

Australia is pulling the plug on its teens’ social media habits. The country enacted the world’s first ban on social media for children under 16 this week, threatening tech giants with ...

The use of social media is contributing to declining attention spans, emotional volatility, and compulsive behaviors among young people, according to a new report by Nanyang Technological University, ...

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The deadly shooting at Utah Valley University that claimed the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was caught on video from nearly every angle and posted to social media almost instantly. The ...

Artificial intelligence is already blurring how we think about what is real, even when we know the truth. A recent study at UC Davis had AI chatbots send messages to people’s phones to remind them to ...

Social media has transformed the way people interact with each other and the world. Across the globe, researchers have documented political, social, emotional, and even health implications related to ...