California considers restrictions on social media for kids

California is considering restrictions on social media for kids ...

Jurors wade through daunting evidence in high-stakes Meta trial about social media risks to children

A daunting stream of testimony and evidence has been presented in a New Mexico case that explores what the social media ...

Heavy social media usage erodes young people's wellbeing, report finds

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, March 19 (Reuters) - Heavy social media usage appears to contribute to a drop in wellbeing among young people, especially girls, in some English-speaking countries, the ...

Jury signals tech titans on hook for social media addiction

A question by jurors in a landmark social media addiction trial on Friday signaled Meta or YouTube may have to pay for ...

Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury

After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury has heard closing arguments before heading to the deliberation r ...

Pinterest CEO says ban kids under 16 from social media

Bill Ready added that removing social media features for Pinterest's own users under 16 didn't hurt the platform.

Is it even possible to decentralize social networking?

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20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media platforms that once defined how people connected online. From odd niche ...

Robinhood is making a social network

We’ve heard directly from active traders that they rely heavily on social media to navigate the markets,” Robinhood says.