Do social media algorithms harm kids’ brains? A doctor explains how platforms shape attention, emotions and development, and ...

With the current digital age, social media usage continues to rise and seep into college campuses. The short-video format has ...

An ongoing federal lawsuit alleges that social media companies have designed addictive platforms, exploiting young users. Corpus Christi Independent School District wants in. The Corpus Christi ISD ...

The district is suing social media companies to get them to pay for addressing students' addiction to apps like Instagram. The companies argue they aren't to blame.

A study published in Nature and Science of Sleep reveals a strong connection between social media addiction and poor sleep ...

A recently published study suggests that ‘likes’ on Instagram work in similar ways to the delivery of food to a hungry rat pressing a lever in a Skinner Box 1. The faster that ‘likes’ are received, ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Jul 3, 2025 at ...

DeKalb County families can access free meals at eight distribution centers across the DeKalb County School District through ...

Much has been said about rises in mental health problems reported by younger people over the past 20 years. It is estimated that the prevalence of anxiety for 18-to-25-year-olds was about 8% in 2008, ...

Social platforms amplify whatever we pour into them. They can connect neighbours, share missing-person alerts, and promote fundraisers. They can also spread half-truths, stoke anger, and turn complex ...