Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

Rather, the dynamics that give rise to all those negative outcomes are structurally embedded in the very architecture of social media. So we're probably doomed to endless toxic feedback loops unless ... Read More

Reading news on social media for two weeks improves knowledge and fake ...

A Nature Human Behaviour study investigated the effects of following news organizations on social media platforms such as Instagram and WhatsApp by preregistering 3,395 participants from France ... Read More

Social media beats TV as top American news source for first time, study ...

June 18, 2025 at 7:36 a.m. PT SB Arts Media/Getty For the first time, the proportion of Americans turning to social media for news surpassed traditional platforms like TV. Read More

Americans now use social media as their primary news source, research ...

The top source of news for Americans is no longer TV; it's social media. This is according to new research by Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) (via NiemanLab), which ... Read More

Topic: social works

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International study shows impact of social media on young people

The use of social media is contributing to declining attention spans, emotional volatility, and compulsive behaviors among young people, according to a new report by Nanyang Technological ... Read More