Actions needed beyond lawsuit to address social media's influence on youth, say experts

While four Ontario school boards recently announced a $4.5-billion lawsuit against the social media giants behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, Brock University experts are calling for ... Read More

New psychological report calls for more protections for kids on social media

The American Psychological Association is calling on social media platforms to create “special protections” to help offset the negative effects of social media usage for children and teenagers. Read More

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Schools say kids are compulsively using social media. But experts say they learned from the best

But some experts say the onus is also ... said in the news release. But it's not just kids being drawn in by the addictive nature of social media. Earlier this month, Pew Research Center ... Read More

The Top 10 Social Media Sites & Platforms

If you’re looking to drive conversions, your best bet is to invest in Facebook ads – especially given the News ... time in social media marketing on Pinterest. That’s not to say that men ... Read More

Trump must 'immediately desist' from targeting judge's daughter, prosecutors say

The request comes after Trump targeted ... gag order on his social media platform and criticized Merchan's daughter for a social media post that a court official said was not posted by her. Read More

Meta Advertisers Say Automated System Has Been Glitchy for Weeks

Meta Platforms Inc.’s normally reliable ad system is faltering. Social networking juggernaut Meta, which uses algorithms to automatically determine when and where to most effectively show ... Read More

Beyoncé’s ‘Ameriican Requiem’ Slams Haters Who Say She’s Not ‘Country Enough’

“Looka there, looka in my hand / The grandbaby of a moonshine man / Gadsden, Alabama / Got folk down in Galveston, rooted in Louisiana / Used to say I spoke ... on social media, with some ... Read More

Lego moves to stop police from using toy's emojis to cover suspects faces on social media

But the department's police lieutenant, Jeremy Durrant, told USA TODAY he received a call last week from one of Lego's attorneys who asked the department to stop ... on our social media," said ... Read More

Beyoncé's ‘Ameriican Requiem' Slams Haters That Say She's Not ‘Country Enough'

"Looka there, looka in my hand / The grandbaby of a moonshine man / Gadsden, Alabama / Got folk down in Galveston, rooted in Louisiana / Used to say I spoke ... on social media, with some ... Read More