Social Media News How Our Bodies React When We Use Social Media—and When We Stop

Social media can cause stress in real life. Our 'digital thermometer' helps track it

Social media has reached more than half (63.9%) of the world's population since it got started in 1996. Social network platforms grew from 970 million users in 2010 to 5.41 billion in July 2025. The ... Read More

Leaders react to controversial social media in wake of Charlie Kirk's murder

TULSA, Okla. — Social media posts, speaking positively of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, are drawing the ire of leaders across the nation, and in Green Country. Locally, District Attorney Steve ... Read More

Local social media users react to TikTok deal

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Local users of the popular app, TikTok are expressing both excitement and some apprehension over the likelihood that the platform can keep operating in the United States. On ... Read More

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That's according to ... Read More

Social media speculation of serial killer unlikely after 4 bodies found in Houston's bayous: Experts

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Does Houston have a serial killer on the loose? The question has swirled around various Houston social media circles after four bodies were recovered from Houston's bayous ... Read More

Babil Khan is back on social media, dropping a post on 'fighting depression'; celebs react

Irrfan Khan's son is back on social media, and he has shared a cryptic note upon his return. The star kid shared a poem on "fighting depression." The short lines also depicted the struggles he faced ... Read More