Pinterest is testing a feature that nudges teens to log off during school hours to limit distractions and promote focus.

Bluesky is introducing blue checkmarks and a new verification system for accounts and organizations.

AI will help Instagram identify teens who've signed up as older than they are.

X's DM feature is getting rebranded as XChat, which sounds like an adult messaging service, according to a new report.

Mark Zuckerberg took the stand for two days during the FTC's antitrust trial against Meta. Here's what we learned.

While much is still unknown, 4chan is down as of April 15 and has been reportedly hacked as well.

People are making themselves into AI action figures. It's not difficult to do.

Amid a nationwide furor about the detention of pro-Palestine foreign students, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced further social media monitoring.

The stock market reacted to a supposed pause to Trump's tariffs on Monday. But it was really fake news posted on Elon Musk's X.

An explainer on the fan art and song behind Le Poisson Steve, a French fish with arms, legs, and undeniable star power.

'Severance' fans stunned by surprise Stephen Colbert Q&A at Bell Works with Ben Stiller, Adam Scott, and more

Nikki Blonsky is raking in Cameo cash in the wake of viral TikTok fame.

YouTube will now count views on YouTube Shorts based on viewers who come across the content.

A new initiative gives educators a way to contact Instagram directly.

Fitness influencer Ashton Hall's bizarre morning routine has gone viral

The supplement industry is booming with little regulation, fueled by influencers, lawmakers, and a failing healthcare system.

The days of being "extremely online" in an internet community full of niche memes are over, replaced by a quest for fame, influence, and profit.

Because of social media, we have our partners' entire romantic histories at our fingertips.

The social media platform Bluesky made a limited run of the shirt its CEO wore at SXSW, which called out Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. After selling out its first run, it's now back in stock.

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber spoke during a keynote session at SXSW, wearing a T-shirt that took aim at Meta's Mark Zuckerberg.

A new bill introduced in North Carolina calls for minors under 14 to not be allowed on social platforms, while lowering age-verification age to 16.

U.S. immigration agency proposes a rule change that would require a review of social media profiles during status and citizenship benefits changes.

John Cena turned heel and joined forces with The Rock. Social media erupted.

Online jokes about recession indicators reflect real economic anxieties, even if we're not officially in an economic downturn.

The Federal Trade Commission opened a form for online social media users who are banned or shadowbanned to submit comments.

Elon Musk's X wants to raise $44 billion, which is what Musk paid for the company.

Instagram is testing a private downrank button for comments.

Chase Bank is cracking down on Zelle payments to social media contacts in an effort to stop scammers.

In a prerecorded AMA, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman confirmed plans for paywalled subreddits and other changes to monetize the platform.

Twenty years ago, YouTube was born. Here are its little-known earlier beginnings.

Gen Z is turning to the internet — and mental health professionals — for help.

Parents and educators can use the curriculum for free.

Duolingo killed off its owl mascot in what's almost certainly an ad of some sort.

After DOGE staffer Marko Elez's racist social media posts were outed, Elez resigned. But Elon Musk may bring him back.

Trump's promise to save TikTok may still fall apart as Bytedance and China delay potential deal negotiations.

In a meeting with Meta employees, Mark Zuckerberg discusses the company's Trump-inspired changes for the first time.

Gabriela Nguyen spent years trying to quit social media. Now she has a plan to help you do it, too.

The chief psychologist at the American Psychological Association shares tips for reducing social media's harmful effects on children.

Apps that help you quit doomscrolling by limiting your access to other apps ... don't always work. What does? Using your habits.

Communities online and off are preparing to push back against Trump's destructive immigration plan, arming undocumented folks with constitutional knowledge.

How much should we overshare while dating and talking to new or prospective partners? "Trauma sharing" with new partners and oversharing our love lives on social media and TikTok.

TikTokkers are flocking to RedNote, what's effectively a TikTok competitor that's also Chinese. It's a petty move from folks ahead of the potential ban of TikTok in the U.S.

DEI at Meta will no longer exist as company says it will still build diverse teams.

The error restricted certain terms for teen users.

With TikTok's ban looming, Trump tells the Supreme Court to let him work things out with ByteDance when he takes office.

The price of a Premium+ subscription is going up on Elon Musk's X.

The UK may soon use facial recognition to keep underage kids off social media. Tech companies would be forced to comply.

Fans aren't happy that NFL Redzone isn't ad-free anymore

In a new update, Bluesky aims to curtail impersonator and scam accounts by automatically reserving users' default usernames.

Scammers are using some of the same old tricks, plus new technology, to steal your money and data.

Users are poised to continuing dropping Elon Musk's X into 2025.

46 percent of teens told the Pew Research Center that they're online 'almost constantly,' according to a new report.

Social media algorithms control what users see online, which can make it difficult to be online after a relationship ends.

Tips from relationship experts on what to do with your social media profiles are the end of a relationship.

Social media users aren't shy about their attraction to the prime suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brain Thompson.

Social media users are testing content policy rules as they turn the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson into memes.

Cameo is making room for more than celebrities, expanding its personalised messaging service to let anyone sign up with CameoX.

Bluesky replies will now default to appear by "hotness" in a contentious update to the social media platform.

Australia has enacted the world's strictest law banning children under 16 from using social media.

Bluesky, the Twitter/X alternative, is growing fast but also running into the same content moderation problems of its predecessor.

A machine learning librarian scraped public posts and created a searchable AI training dataset, without consent of users.

Bluesky announces new moderation efforts as it spots a growth of child sexual abuse material among users.

Millions of social media users are moving to Bluesky as a Musk alternative. Here are the ins and outs of the minds and policies behind the open platform.

Bluesky is gaining major ground on Meta's Threads

LinkedIn is killing off its audio-only streaming feature Audio Events.

As Bluesky grows, bad actors take notice. Here's what you should watch out for so you don't get fooled by fake accounts.

Using X has gotten worse and worse and, meanwhile, Bluesky has added millions of people. It might be the better place to actually engage.

Livestreaming platform Twitch is now being sued by Elon Musk's X over one of the company's earliest advertiser boycotts.

Teens might particularly benefit from this new Instagram feature.

Interested in joining Bluesky? Here's what you need to know.

The Onion, the famous satirical publication, has bought Alex Jones' Infowars. The plan is to lampoon those sorts of people on its own site.

Bluesky is having a very good week as some users abandon Elon Musk's X after the U.S. presidential election.

How I stopped worrying and learned to leave social media: Why focusing on self-care is what we need to move forward after 2024.

Bluesky has gained more than 700,000 new users after the U.S. presidential election.

It turns out that Instagram was annoying its users on purpose with its "rug pull" behavior.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the government will ban social media for kids under 16. But how will it work?

An influencer’s disqualification from the NYC Marathon for running with a filming crew stirred debate on social media.

Blocking will officially work differently on Elon Musk's X now.

As people go all-out on their best referential Halloween costumes, questions about racism and misogyny once again surface.

Loops is a new federated TikTok alternative. It just started accepting signups.

Bluesky is developing a paid subscription service but is assuring users it won't be anything like Elon Musk's X.

After charging $42,000 per month for API access, Elon Musk's X is looking to squeeze even more money out of indie developers and social media companies.

Meta Oversight Board criticizes company's handling of political content after the removal, and eventual reversal, of a satirical image.

Erin Lee Carr's latest documentary 'Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara' investigates the mystery of 'Fake Tegan', a hacker who has been terrorizing the legendary band for over 15 years.

Meta is taking a page out of Elon Musk's book and banning celebrity jet trackers on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

Just 24 hours after Elon Musk's X announced changes to how the block function works, Bluesky gained 500,000 users.

New Instagram features include screenshot disabling, nudity blocking, and a location mismatch warning.

"Social Studies" executive producer Lauren Greenfield discusses her groundbreaking documentary series on high schoolers and social media.

A new ad campaign is asks the public to refer to climate events as "unnatural disasters," part of a linguistic shift to garner attention on extreme weather.

BlueSky is angling to replace Threads for folks tired of Meta.

CDC data shows U.S. high school students' frequent social media use linked to increased bullying, hopelessness, and suicide risk.

Walmart has a skeleton named Steve on sale to rival Home Depot's sold-out Skelly.

Social media can amplify the pressure teens feel.

Stop creating content for an imagined audience — delete your drafts, free yourself from perfectionism, and embrace creative risks.

As Hurricane Milton strengthens as it approaches landfall in Florida, the internet is filled with bad information about "weather weapons" and FEMA's disaster response.

Reddit is requiring that mods ask permission from the company to make subreddits private going forward.

Snapchat allegedly failed to warn its users effectively about sextortion risks, citing possible profit hits and concern it would scare away users.