The ethics rules that protect subjects of field research are no match for the internet. A new essay calls for revising the rules to better protect people.

Just one exposure to COVID-19 conspiracy theories makes people less likely to believe real scientific information and less likely to follow safety measures.

Why do we click on some social media posts but not on others? Researchers did a deep dive to get to the bottom of what they call the "non-click" decision.

New research explains the unlikely success of the Steak-umm Twitter account during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Getting fewer "likes" on social media can lead to depression and anxiety in young people, a new study shows.

A recent CDC report says only 6% of people who died from COVID-19 in 2019 didn't have any comorbidities. That doesn't mean what you'll read on social media.

Millions of tweets reveal some of the symptoms COVID-19 long-haulers, people who remain sick long after diagnosis, are facing.

A new software tool called Fawkes can "cloak" photos before you upload them to social media to prevent facial recognition algorithms from identifying you.

People who get most of their news from social media are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19, a new study shows.

New research examines how people articulate their sadness when a robot "dies," such as NASA's Opportunity rover.