As I’ve discussed previously, conventional wisdom suggests that using social media promotes poor mental health, especially in teenagers. But there is good reason to question this idea. As more ...
Australia has become the first major country to ban social media use for children under 16, raising questions about the ...
In January, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, appeared at a congressional hearing to answer questions about how social media potentially harms children. Zuckerberg opened by ...
For the latest survey data on social media and tech use among teens, click here. Today’s teens are navigating a digital landscape unlike the one experienced by their predecessors, particularly when it ...
Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand teens’ experiences and attitudes around teen mental health and social media. Part of this study also examines parents’ perspectives. The Center ...
One of the biggest concerns parents have is how to help their children navigate social media. It’s not surprising this is a question front and center in our minds. A recent Pew Research Center report ...
Editor’s note, February 2nd 2024: This article was updated after Meta announced earnings results for 2023. Facebook may be turning 20 on February 4th, but it is just as much of a magnet for ...
I finally did it. I ditched Instagram completely. Instagram isn’t the first social media platform I’ve dropped. I’m no spring chicken and have divorced Friendster, Myspace, Twitter (when it was still ...
It’s over. Facebook is in decline, Twitter in chaos. Mark Zuckerberg’s empire has lost hundreds of billions of dollars in value and laid off 11,000 people, with its ad business in peril and its ...