Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.

Social media has long been flooded with populist rage and discontent. What happens when the posts become policy?

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

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees people can be addicted to social media platforms.

Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.

New technology reads a company's website and content to generate unlimited on-brand social posts with no setup required ...