A crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck in self-driving mode sparks worries about the safety of the company's software.

Sensationalism, controversy, and misinformation outperform factual reporting, eroding trust in journalism and deepening ...

The focus on minor criminal acts can create a perception that crime is spiraling out of control when it isn’t.

Part of the problem is that smartphones contain multitudes. Using a smartphone to solve crosswords or read the news may well ...

There is a term for this kind of behavior and its impact on mental health, one that was recently named Oxford Word of the Year 2024: “brain rot” — the deterioration of a person’s mental or ...

Ethan Zuckerman and coauthors raise concerns about AI companies using user-generated social media data to train their LLMs.

With Threads on track to surpass X as the real-time social app of choice, ads could appeal to many brands.

One way journalists can combat this issue is by treating it as a messaging problem, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans said Tuesday at a panel discussion during the annual meeting of Poynter’s National ...

Social media is selling kids unrealistic goals, leaving them anxious and lost. It's time to help them rediscover real purpose ...

Most people want harmful social media content such as physical threats and defamation to be restricted. This also applies in ...

Importantly, sharing trauma on social media runs the risk of exposing other users to vicarious traumatisation, which is when ...

Social technologies present a unique paradox—they can be connectors and disruptors. They can simultaneously offer lifelines ...