A new survey finds about half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from social media influencers or podcasts.

Rather, the dynamics that give rise to all those negative outcomes are structurally embedded in the very architecture of ...

The below piece is the winning high school essay in the Network of Enlightened Women’s 2025 essay contest. One of the biggest problems with social media is how it’s destroying attention spans. We’ve ...

A new survey finds teenagers are more likely to get news from nontraditional sources like social media and influencers than ...

National Social Media Day, observed annually on June 30th, serves as a celebration of the profound impact social media has on our lives and society at large. As platforms like Facebook, Twitter, ...

"I think the argument for a ban is an admission of failure that we cannot regulate companies, so we can only restrict children," one expert told CNBC.

The spread of conspiracy theories, anti-elite attitudes and other beliefs often deemed corrosive to democratic health is common across virtually all social media. But according to a recent paper ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Liz is a Fee-Only CFP Financial Planner, Author & FinLit Advocate. Social media is everywhere and covers everything. People use ...

It is nearly impossible to live a life free of social media influence. It's free and entertaining, and almost everyone on the planet is participating. From Pinterest boards to TikTok dances to ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated Jan. 27 to reflect the status of Defense Department school social media communications. The Department of Defense issued a global pause on all official social ...

I remember getting ready for college back in 2005. It was just when Facebook started opening up outside of a small number of colleges and letting anyone with a college email create an account. That's ...