Social media’s effects on children and teens were already a focus for the state’s Child Fatality Task Force. Now, the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence is raising alarms for the legislative ...

Instagram has described its new AI-powered tool, which allows its general users to examine and modify the algorithm ...

Instagram is doubling down on user empowerment with two major fronts: creator-centric upgrades to its Edits video app and a ...

A French mother whose teenage son took his own life is fighting to hold social media platforms accountable, saying their ...

A federal appeals court has lifted an order that was blocking a Florida law limiting social media access for minors. The 2-1 ruling reverses a lower court's decision that had previously called the law ...

Look beyond the petty celebrity feuds, and you’ll see a plan to transform American media companies into outlets for MAGA agitprop. President Donald Trump hosts Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch and Skydance ...

Meta announced Thursday that it will close the Instagram and Facebook accounts of Australian users under age 16 early next month as the country’s landmark social media ban begins to take effect. The ...

Have you been harmed by a social media algorithm? If so, U.S. Sen. John Curtis wants to let you sue. The Algorithm Accountability Act, introduced Tuesday by Curtis and co-sponsored by Arizona Democrat ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A new bill would hold social media platforms responsible for foreseeable algorithmic harms. A new bill would hold ...

Mr. Conte is the co-founder and chief executive of Patreon. The World Wide Web was introduced some three decades ago. Describing in 2019 the hopes that had been projected onto the internet at its ...

In striking new statistics, experts warn of social media's growing grip on young people, with use among children and teens soaring by more than 200% since before COVID and showing no sign of decline.

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