Opinion

Commentary: Social media — addiction machine or moral panic?

Does social media addiction really exist? And does research establish a connection between adolescent mental health and social media use?
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Big tech just got hit — why this lawsuit could change social media forever

Popular social media platforms may be liable for personal injury to users following the recent landmark case against Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The tech ...
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Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived at the front of a wave of lawsuits alleging that the popular platforms endanger the mental health of ...
AOL

20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media platforms that once defined how people connected online. From odd niche ...

Are teenage girls addicted to social media? Richard M. Perloff

It is fashionable to blame social media for all of society’s social ills, but it is not an effective strategy to help reduce ...