‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School

Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has ...
Opinion

Snap sent alerts to students during class hours despite knowing the risk of distraction

Internal documents from lawsuits filed by 1,400+ school districts reveal how Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube deliberately targeted students, even during school hours.
AOL

Major college study links heavy social media use with higher odds of loneliness

Using social media for two hours a day does not seem like that much. It happens between classes, with a few scrolls on your lunch break and a little time before bed. However, based on data from a ...

Opinion: A New Digital Divide: College Search in the Age of Social Media

Gen X got information about college from dense guidebooks. Millennials got its information from Google and college websites.
Education Week

Social Media Bans Alone Won’t Improve Mental Health, Say Student Advocates

There is a significant perception gap between educators and students when it comes to the impact of social media on mental health. Educators are quick to blame platforms like TikTok, Instagram and ...
Medicine Buffalo

Student Group Social Media Guidance

At UB, we recognize that student clubs and organizations are an invaluable part of the university community. If you manage a social media account for a student group at UB, here’s what you need to ...

Don't ban social media but make it better, say students

Charlie was one of the sixth form students taking part in the "hackathon" in Ipswich Young people have been sharing their ...