We asked young people and parents what they thought about age-verification tools to restrict access to certain online content. We found their voice isn’t being reflected in broader debates.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Social media use
Displaying 1 - 20 of 41 articles
A law scholar examines a pair of Supreme Court cases that pit the public’s free speech rights against politicians’ rights.
Take control and think critically about the information you consume.
Our study found abstaining from social media led to a reduction in positive emotions.
A meta-analysis of 34 studies has explored how disordered screen use may impact the cognitive performance of individuals.
Even people with years of relevant training can’t always tell whether social content is evidence-based and trustworthy. We need a better approach for communicating research.
The plaintiffs claims features such as ‘infinite scroll’ leave users less likely to be able to exercise self-control.
Whatever approach you take to managing your feeds, remain cautious and sceptical.
Two recent studies shed light on how seemingly simple social media features can have complex effects on user attitudes and beliefs.
An analysis of tweets posted by the Ukrainian national government and the Kyiv city government in the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shows a national resilience.
Social media has become a mainstay in everyday life, particularly among younger generations. And some are even willing to make trade-offs to stay online.
In the battle for Twitter’s followers, this may be the end game.
Twitter uses an AI-powered centrally managed algorithm to moderate what you see. On Bluesky, you have control over the algorithm that selects what you see through so-called ‘composable moderation’.
Social media child influencers are increasingly marketing products normally targeted at adults, such as beauty and skincare items.
Over the past few years, most big media organisations have updated their social media rules.
The evidence on whether TikTok poses a risk to users’ privacy and security.
People often struggle to distinguish between real faces and artificial ones made by a computer.
Most young people regard reining in the big social media platforms as only part of the solution to the ‘relentless stream’ of abuse and shaming they experience online
The effects social media has on our mental health may depend on how we use it. Taking control, and knowing when to take a break, is crucial.
How you feel and how you use social media both affect each other – but one impacts the other more.
Top contributors
-
Associate professor, RMIT University
-
Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
-
Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
-
Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra
-
Professor of Psychology, Director of the Centre for the Politics of Feelings, Royal Holloway University of London
-
Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Surrey
-
Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
-
Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics, Birmingham City University
-
Lecturer, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
-
Psychologist, University of South Florida
-
Associate Professor in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Director, Project on Civil Discourse, American University School of Public Affairs
-
Associate Professor, Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership, GSB, UCT; Executive Head,Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change, University of Cape Town
-
Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
-
Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
