Social media may help people spot melanoma early, research shows. "It's the only cancer that you can look and see with your own eyes."

New research finds that people who were exposed to more political attacks on social media were more politically cynical.

Social media users have trouble telling if messages about politics are from a human or an artificial intelligence bot, researchers say.

"This study adds to the growing amount of evidence pointing to the risks of spending too much time on social media..."

"...the spread of voter fraud messages on Twitter was driven by a bias for tweets with more negative emotion..."

Mental health disclosures on platforms like LinkedIn can affect the way potential employers view you, a study finds.

Sexual health, diet, and exercise steal the show when it comes to popular health-related videos on TikTok, a study finds.

Is the new social network Threads a privacy nightmare? An expert argues that it doesn't represent a new threat to people already using Facebook or Instagram.

College students who tried to cut their social media use to 30 minutes a day had less anxiety, depression, and loneliness, a new study finds.

Four broad categories capture the myriad ways we use social media, say researchers. And each category is tied to a cluster of personality traits.