Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.

The photo-sharing app, which is often used to share unflattering or embarrassing “selfies,” has rolled out SnapKidz aimed at children under 13. By Aimee Lee Ball The company will add an instant ...

Gov. Maura Healey unveiled her own proposal to limit social media use among teens under age 16. Why it matters: That makes ...

Many of today’s most popular social media apps can be dangerous for young people. However, several alternate options for ...

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Ohio House would require social media apps and websites to include warning labels if they ...

Most Australian children have evaded the government’s ban on social media for under-16s, a new survey has found. Some 61 per ...

Social network analytics company Kontagent is a bit like a machine-tool inventor of the 1800s. Machine tools helped spur massive industrialization: Manufacturers could buy these tools instead of ...

At the Dreamforce conference this week, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (pictured) announced a slew of social networking applications for business to thousands of attendees. "The social revolution is ...

IDG News Service: Regarding the “balkanization” of APIs in general on the Web, do you plan to extend OpenSocial so that it contains open APIs for other types of Web applications — not just ...

Dean won Best New Artist at the 2026 Grammys ...