A 'quiet revolution': Why young people are swapping social media for lunch dates, vinyl records and brick phones

Gen Z and millennials deleting their social media platforms cite the increasing pressures of being online as well as the ...
Fox News

New Social Media Networking Platform Puts The Focus On Authenticity

Has social media run it's course? Not likely. Apps like TikTok, Facebook, and Linkedin more popular than ever. But with fewer people finding it useful and a flurry of mental health-related ...

The pros and cons of social media

Building connections, revolutionizing news and expanding horizons vs. concerns around mental health, fake news and privacy ...

A 24-year-old who ditched her smartphone and social media wants you to be 'appstinent' too

Appstinence founder Gabriela Nguyen deleted her social media accounts and downgraded to a dumbphone after finding the tech ...

Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial

A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.
Forbes

Social Media Isn't Really All That Social Anymore—Can It Be Again?

Social media has also made many of us angrier, unhappy and at times left feeling increasingly isolated. Social media has allowed us to engage with old friends and colleagues that we likely ...
Futurism

Scientists Created an Entire Social Network Where Every User Is a Bot, and Something Wild Happened

It’s no secret that social media has devolved into a toxic cesspool of disinformation and hate speech. Without any meaningful pressure to come up with effective guardrails and enforceable policies ...

Countries are barring teens from social media—could the U.S. be next? One expert thinks it's 'inevitable'

Australia recently became the first country to outlaw anyone under 16 from having a social media profile. Spain, France and Greece are following suit.