When used carefully and mindfully, social media can likely boost mood and emotional well-being, researchers say.

Visual content, including manipulated images, is a staple of propaganda and political messaging. AI analysis shows that a surge of these memes can precede the outbreak of wide-scale violence.

A study of US state legislators found that posting misinformation online was a winning strategy for boosting a politician’s visibility – but not for Democrats.

From social media to AI, online technologies are changing too fast for the scientific infrastructure used to gauge its public health harms, say two leaders in

The law is the balance point between limiting hate speech and misinformation and keeping censorship in check. Here’s what could happen if Congress kicks it out from under the internet.

Research suggests that how often people check social media − and how emotionally engaged they are with it − can influence sleep even more than how much time they spend online.

Bots that reply to online posts can help people connect with each other, but at the same time they also interfere with people communicating with each other.

Policymakers are focusing on restricting teens’ access to social media, but this approach risks cutting them off from its benefits. Making the platforms safer offers an alternative path.