SACRAMENTO, California — State lawmakers on Monday approved a plan to ban social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok ...

Morphisec uncovers RevStealer, a Windows infostealer spread through a fake Claude app that steals credentials, cryptocurrency ...

Much of the internet still depends on programming languages created decades ago. Their age hasn't stopped them from running ...

Proposals for curbing social media use among children have wide support, but critics say they are ineffective.

Nature talks to specialists about the changes coming to Facebook and Instagram, and whether there’s evidence they will help.

From breakout comedians and beauty experts to fashion newcomers and political stars, here are some of the biggest voices shaping the internet in 2026.

Governments around the world have passed or proposed a range of bans or restrictions on young teens using addictive social ...

The Hong Kong government has sought since 2007 to introduce "national education" courses to strengthen "national identity ...

Research from Aston University has shown that the public has no clearly accepted definition for the term "social media" or agreement about which websites and platforms are classified as such.

Flipboard has been one of the biggest boosters of decentralized social media. Now, the company, which is known for its social news reading app, is rolling out its latest experiment, "social websites." ...

A jury on Wednesday found that Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users, a landmark decision that could set a legal precedent for ...

Do you doomscroll? If so, you’re not alone. One 2024 survey found that almost a third of American adults regularly doomscroll—that is, swipe through endless social media feeds—and millennials and Gen ...