Social Media Has Run Out of Fresh Ideas | WIRED

After 25 years of status updates, news feeds, clever tweets, performative photos, and endless scrolls, the US social media companies that have commandeered our attention and monetized it so ... Read More

For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source

Plus: The pivot to video is really happening, digital subscriptions may have peaked, and other findings from RISJ's 2025 Digital News Report. Read More

Reading news on social media for two weeks improves knowledge and fake news recognition, study finds

Consuming news on social media is often associated with "doom scrolling," where people spend excessive time online consuming negative news. However, researchers have found that this same behavior, ... Read More

People Increasingly Turn To Social Media For News

Facebook leads with 36% of social media consumers using the social media giant for consuming news. YouTube had 21% of social media users looking at news on the popular video site. Read More

Not Exactly News – Younger People More Likely To Trust What ... - Forbes

Young people are increasing receiving most of their news via social media. getty. Even on social media, it is still largely only possible to fool some of the people all of the time – but ... Read More

Social Media Remains A Source For News And A Breeding Ground For ...

Social Media And Misinformation. The spread of misinformation and even disinformation via social media isn't limited to Covid-19, and for years the platforms have been used as a way to share and ... Read More

Opinion | Americans keep getting their news from sources they don’t ...

Americans don’t trust these news sources — but they keep using them. New polling from YouGov reinforces that distrust in traditional media, a central engine of the political moment, remains acute. Read More

Nearly 40% of young Americans get their news from influencers ... - CNN

Young American adults are increasingly getting their news from social media influencers, a majority of whom are men and lean to the right, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. Read More