social media

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws seeking to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.

A Common Sense Media report finds about half of 11- to 17-year-olds get at least 237 notifications a day. Some get nearly 5,000 in 24 hours. What does that do to their brains?

More teens are depressed compared to a decade ago, and social media could be playing a role. News4’s Eun Yang reports the small steps doctors say families can take at home.

A new social media application released in August allows users to edit their photos using artificial intelligence before posting.

TikTok said on Tuesday it will begin launching a new tool that will help creators label their AI-generated content.

The partnership was inspired by the viral TikTok trend which has been viewed more than 10 billion times.

Paqui, maker of the One Chip Challenge, is removing the spicy chips from stores after the death of Worcester teen Harris Wolobah.

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction.

Despite an initial explosion of signups and engagement numbers, Threads, Meta’s X competitor, is struggling to craft its own identity.

The hashtag #eggprank has more than 670.7 million views. But some commenters have expressed concern that parents might be hurting or humiliating children.

The 27-year-old man who police say shot and killed a California business owner over a Pride flag draped in her store appears to have had a yearslong history of posting disturbing — and often violent — anti-LGBTQ messages on social media. 

Country music fans have taken notice of the overnight success of Oliver Anthony’s viral hit “Rich Men North of Richmond.”

Thousands of migrants from the West African country of Mauritania have arrived in the U.S. in recent months, following a new route taking them to Nicaragua and up through the southern border.

The long-hyped possibility of a cage match between tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk appears to be no more after Zuckerberg dismissed Musk for allegedly delaying their anticipated showdown in the ring. 

Children in Georgia would need their parents’ permission to create social media accounts if some top Republicans in the state get their way next year.

Users on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, can now hide the once sought-after blue checkmarks signaling their verified status.

Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter to X in pursuit of becoming a super app leaves the already vulnerable business at risk of further deterioration.

TikTok is the latest app to get in on the text frenzy, announcing a new format for written posts on Monday.

Jessica Bergman called her local mail carrier to surprise her postal service-loving toddler.

The fast food joint introduced a variety of new Southern dishes in its new menu addition.