For more than a decade, policymakers and advocacy groups have cast teenagers’ use of social media as a looming public health crisis. This now widely accepted assumption has fueled calls for bans and ...

Account manager Matt Richards, 23, deleted all his social media apps from his phone last year, and was surprised to find that his life changed for the better. Richards had been using a smartphone ...

Spain will join the growing list of countries banning access to social media for children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. The law will apply to users under 16 years of age amidst a ...

A world-first study will test whether reducing the time teenagers spend on social media really does improve their mental health. But the results aren’t due until mid-2027, by which time further ...

Australia banned social media apps for under 16s in December, and, a month later, there's been a mixed reaction from teens, experts and tech firms. As many teens find ways to circumvent the law, major ...

The social media landscape is changing fast — here’s how brands can show up, get noticed and stay ahead this year. For younger audiences, TikTok and YouTube are the new search engines. By 2026, AI is ...

A selection of social media apps on an iPhone home screen (Amy Skorheim for Engadget) For a tech writer, being very offline is sort of like being a marathon coach who doesn’t run. So in 2025, I tried ...

Australia’s landmark new social media age law is set to go into effect, barring anyone under 16 from holding an account as the government moves to enforce one of the world’s strictest online safety ...

Starting Dec. 10, Australia is the first country to ban social media for kids under 16. It's up to social media companies − including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, YouTube and others ...

Children who spend a significant amount of time on social media tend to experience a gradual decline in their ability to concentrate. This is according to a comprehensive study from Karolinska ...

The challengers lost in court, so Florida’s law banning young teens from having their own social media accounts can now go into effect. Passed with bipartisan support, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 3 ...

Here are the top 12 social media trends that are shaping viral internet culture and social media behavior in 2026, from short-form videos to AI-driven content and social commerce. Pixabay, ...