The average American spends nearly 2½ hours per day on social media, and that number more than doubles for teens, studies have shown. For many people, the reliance on social media can feel much like ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. In 2024, internet usage made a significant migration from ...

In the era of online education, the landscape of teaching has evolved dramatically. Educators are no longer confined to the traditional classroom setup. Instead, they are now tasked with engaging ...

While internet use is nearly ubiquitous in many countries, not everyone is online. Divides still exist on technology usage between people in some advanced economies and those in some emerging ...

Like any other technology, whether nuclear power or the printing press, social media is only as good as the people who use it—and over the past decade, we haven’t exactly used it well. What began as a ...

Dr. Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business; Mr. Johnson is the chief executive of the Harris Poll. This article has been updated to reflect news developments.

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found a link between use of social media by pre-teens and future depression. The study, published this week in the American Medical ...

Melissa Humphries receives funding from the NIH and the Department of Defence. Lewis Mitchell receives funding from the Australian Research Council, NHMRC, and Department of Defence. You may have seen ...

It seems like social media apps are constantly making the news. From the CDC report about teen mental health earlier this year to the meteoric rise of the new Threads app this month, people seem ...