5 Reasons Why Gen Z Is Ditching Social Media Apps

Though social media is a constant presence in our daily lives, Gen Z has been quitting this online distraction for a host of ...

‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School

Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has ...
Investopedia

Social Media: Definition, Importance, Top Websites, and Apps

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...
CNET

Social Media Apps Blamed by Many Teens for Mental Health Struggles

Samantha Kelly is a freelance writer with a focus on consumer technology, AI, social media, Big Tech, emerging trends and how they impact our everyday lives. Her work has been featured on CNN, NBC ...
Harvard Medical School

Call for Applications: Public Interest Social Media Solutions Workshop

The Applied Social Media Lab (ASML) at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center invites designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, policy experts, and civil society advocates to apply to a one-day workshop to ...
ConsumerAffairs

A two-week social media break may help reverse years of “brain rot,” study finds

A new study found that taking a two-week break from smartphone internet use improved focus, sleep, mood, and anxiety levels surprisingly fast. Rese ...

Focus apps are failing neurodivergent minds, new research finds

In today’s attention economy, social media platforms, entertainment apps and news feeds all compete for our focus. Millions of people have turned to focus apps in response to help them be more ...