The social media scrolling habit is more harmful than you think, especially for teens

A new Australian study links two or more hours of daily social media use in early adolescence with poorer mental health outcomes one year later.
Psychology Today

Mechanisms and Mitigations of Social Media’s Socially Isolating Effects

Excessive social media use can lead to social isolation through reduced face-to-face interaction, social comparison, ...

Portland Leather Goods was buried in social media messages. An AI startup helped them automate the process.

Portland Leather Goods partnered with AI startup Nectar Social to speed up social media response times with its five-person ...

Nations Move to Ban Social Media for Minors Amid Safety Fears: Full List

Global push to restrict kids’ social media use accelerates as nations roll out bans and strict age‑verification rules.

Social media groups are fuelling misinformation in local communities, think tank warns

Local communities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to misinformation because social media groups spread fake news, a ...
PCMag

Stay Kind Online: A Parent's Guide to Cyberbullying in the Social Media Era

From TikTok to Discord, here's how you can better understand your kids' digital lives and guide them with confidence.

William J. Brady and Eli J. Finkel: Social media polarized us. AI is about to make it worse.

Social media platforms didn’t intend to polarize America. They intended to maximize engagement, and polarization was the ...