The committee’s first meeting at the state Capitol focused on how children can be contacted online quickly — even when ...

In the spring of 2023, TikTok’s For You Page algorithm underwent a significant recalibration. Creators who had built ...

Instagram is testing new shortcuts for Your Algorithm, making it easier for users to adjust recommendations while browsing ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would impose a ban on social media sites for children under 16 and restrictions on gaming and livestreaming platforms to "give kids their childhood back".

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Carson Daly is using an unconventional tool for parenting help: Snapchat. During a May 18 appearance on "Today with Jenna and Sheinelle," Daly joked about the struggles of modern parenting. “I have a ...

TikTok and YouTube have been criticised by the communications watchdog for "failing" to take steps to protect children "despite overwhelming evidence of harm". Ofcom had given Facebook, Instagram, ...

Snapchat has been forced to stop "recommending adult strangers to kids" using the social media platform in the UK as part of "long overdue" changes, Ofcom's Chief Executive has revealed. Speaking to ...

Social media is more than just entertainment — for some families, it’s become a nightmare. This video shares real stories from parents who lost their children after exposure to dangerous content and ...

SOCIAL media giants Meta, TikTok and Snapchat have denied that their platforms are addictive for teens. Meta’s director of public policy in Ireland, Dualta O Broin, told members they’ve “fundamentally ...

Snapchat was built around one idea: content that disappears. When Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy launched the app in 2011 from Stanford University, the whole point was that photos and videos would ...

A survey of more than a thousand teenagers found that while young people primarily get their news from social media platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat, they do not have much trust in the ...