From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as ...

Armed with a burner phone and a fake name, I set out to learn how Instagram’s algorithm really works. This is what happened ...

The algorithms that social media platforms use to determine what is presented to young UK users in their feeds will be subject to auditing under the OSA.

In her new book, “Smartphone Nation,” social media expert Kaitlyn Regehr helps parents manage their digital media consumption ...

Social media algorithms are designed to be addictive, especially for children, and can expose them to harmful content. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aims to hold social media companies accountable ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—The New York Attorney General has released proposed rules on the SAFE for Kids Act— legislation aimed at restricting addictive social media feeds for users under the age of 18.

Reddit and Kick will be included in the world-first social media ban for children under 16, which begins next month.

America’s most popular social news forum, Reddit, has been added to Australia’s world-first social media ban for children ...

It might finally be time to set those parental controls. New research suggests that social media isn’t just feeding your kid the latest memes — it may actually be messing with their brainpower. The ...

The conversation at my family dinner table this week was heavier than usual. After discussing Charlie Kirk’s tragic assassination, I asked my three sons a question I dreaded hearing the answer to: Did ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

An advocacy group pushing for technology regulation, called the Center for Countering Digital Hate, is sounding the alarm about its new study. KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy explained earlier how ...