Australia banned social media apps for under 16s in December, and, a month later, there's been a mixed reaction from teens, experts and tech firms. As many teens find ways to circumvent the law, major ...

TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit charging that the video-sharing site causes addiction among teen users. The case, which involves a 19-year-old woman from California, was set to begin jury ...

UpScrolled, a rising social media platform, has shot past TikTok in the Apple App Store as TikTok users criticize the app over outages, privacy concerns and questions about censorship. TikTok’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, ...

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Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products. By Cecilia Kang Reporting from ...

Social media apps have long been accused of being harmful to children. Now those claims will come before a jury for the first time in a trial kicking off Tuesday in a Los Angeles courtroom. A key ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms ...

As YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram continue to dominate mobile viewing, Netflix is rethinking how its app fits into a social-first video landscape. During its fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, ...

Plus: Trump’s tax law cuts Amazon’s corporate tax bill by more than half. And Stellantis books $26 billion charges over bad EV bets. Julie Chang hosts. Officials said TikTok must rework the design of ...

While X is still the microblogging champion in web browsers, multiple reports are making Threads' ascent seem durable and convincing. Reading time 2 minutes Say what you will about the social media ...

The social media landscape has not been quiet. In the past few years, we've seen it all—the advent of Meta, Threads, and Bluesky, the launch of the Fediverse, and the development of Mastodon. And, of ...