In January, I tapped on the “explore” page of my Instagram account and was greeted with a flood of food-related posts. Fruit had too much sugar to be healthy. You should switch out buns for lettuce on ...

April 29 (UPI) --Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as "for you," suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just "for you ...

Social media can be both good and bad for your body image. What really matters is how you use it. This requires you to use social media intentionally and strategically. Social media can influence your ...

Research suggests that the political toxicity many users encounter on social media is a design choice that can be reversed ...

“It turns out that the teens we interviewed believe social media algorithms like TikTok’s have gotten so good that they see the reflections of themselves in social media as quite accurate. So much so ...

Ever since social media burst on the scene in the early 2000s, parents and health experts have worried about the potential impact on kids, particularly those in their early teens. Now researchers are ...

Emily is a thought leader in Digital Journal’s Insight Forum (become a member). Social media can make or break a brand. From the potential to go viral and increase brand awareness to the ability to ...

Elon Musk said Jack Dorsey was right about social media algorithms. On Wednesday, Musk highlighted a video of Dorsey talking about the free speech debate. Dorsey envisioned “a marketplace of ...

Depression among teenagers in general has increased 150%. The suicide rate among people aged 10–24 remained stable from 2001 through 2007 and then increased 62% from 2007 – around the time social ...

GLP-1 RA drugs are prescribed as treatments for patients with type 2 diabetes, or obesity. Credit: UCG / Getty. A rapid growth in demand for GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs) medications has increased ...

As Christian Lous Lange wisely noted, "Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master," highlighting the dual nature of social media and the importance of managing their influence on our lives.