Social media has reshaped the way billions of people connect, communicate, and see themselves. 6 billion users worldwide as of 2024.That number is staggering - and so are the questions it raises.

TEENAGERS ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA so much that school districts across Contra Costa County, such as the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, the West Contra Costa Unified School District, and the ...

For college students today, social media is as integral to their lives as textbooks and late-night study sessions. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok and X, formerly known as Twitter, provide instant ...

Social media has become an inseparable part of our daily life, especially for Generation Z – young people born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s. While platforms like TikTok, Instagram, X ...

Gen Z may be the first generation to have childhoods rife with screens and defined by having a second life online, but some of their cohort might also be first to say that connectivity has its ...

Building connections, revolutionizing news and expanding horizons vs. concerns around mental health, fake news and privacy ...

Over the past few years there has been a growing chorus of parents, doctors and legal experts who have been sounding the alarm about the effects of social media on teenagers. Jonathan Haidt, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. The negative mental health effects of social media on kids ...

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 ...