A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court accuses Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, of ...

Experts say the term ‘addiction’ is be overused and, for social media use, could be difficult to prove ...

An Illinois bill aims to address the impact of social media on mental health.

According to psychotherapist Riwa Haidar, studies have shown that social media use can negatively affect the mental health ...

Three social media companies have agreed to be tested for how well they protect the mental health of teenage users. The post ...

Social networks exploit young people's vulnerability and actually help boost certain disorders that they are prone to ...

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 7:31 p.m. LinkedIn is the professional networking platform university students know all too well. Marketed under the guise of productivity, the app is associated with ...

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said during the trial that he thinks there can be problematic usage of social media, but disagrees it is addiction.

Mukbang videos, featuring people eating vast amounts of calorie-rich foods, have become a global phenomenon. A first-of-its-kind study tested the effects of watching these clips.

Social media algorithms driven by AI shape far more than what appears on our screens, including how we think, feel, and ...

Another complication is how social-media use is evaluated: many studies look only at total amount of time spent on the ...

I ran mental health for Indiana. Banning kids from social media lets us avoid the harder question: Why can't we control ...