Social media algorithms continually feed the user information that will encourage the teenage brain to continue scrolling, drawing on FOMO, or the fear of missing out.

Australia’s push to enforce a world-first under-16 social media ban is facing early turbulence as Alphabet-owned YouTube and the country’s eSafety Commissioner clash over whether the video platform ...

Screen time isn't the villain. Three specific psychological factors separate the teens who can scroll safely from those who ...

He was super private about his phone, which is probably why I was so obsessed with getting into phones and really seeing what ...

Teen girls were more likely than boys to report that social media has harmed their mental health (25% vs. 14%), and they were also more likely to say it negatively affects their confidence (20% vs ...

National Sleep Foundation research indicates teenagers who use social media within 30 minutes of bedtime get an average of 45 minutes less sleep than those who disconnect earlier in the evening.

Denmark teen Laura Zauner posted a viral video showing how her art progressed from age 3 to 17, and the evolution toward hyper-realistic drawings is stunning. “I’m very happy I kept going ...

Social Studies director Lauren Greenfield on how she made the excellent Hulu docuseries about how social media shapes teens' ...

Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 100% of the time, but using software to enforce a ...