Children and adolescents vulnerable to addictive design of infinite scrolling and attention-driven algorithms, mental health ...

Every time you scroll, like, or share on a social media platform, an algorithm is watching, learning, and deciding what you see next. But how many of us stop to think about what's actually driving ...

Platforms like Facebook and Instagram are under mounting pressure to reform the ways in which they're built to be addictive ...

Commentary: What began as a way to stay up to date on what was happening at home and abroad has become a firestorm of ...

Heavy use of social media is increasingly being linked to declining life satisfaction among young people, according to ...

In today’s increasingly contentious political climate, it can feel as if the act of logging on to our preferred social media ...

Algorithm regulation is just as important as age restrictions because many social media platforms are designed to maximize user engagement.

Your social media feed is designed to keep you scrolling. Most platforms rely on black-box algorithms to study what captures your attention and drum up more of it. What keeps your attention? Typically ...

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