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Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization.

Meta's new app, Threads, may be the latest in a long-string of Twitter's competitors, but it appears to have an edge in the game thanks to its ties to Instagram. Over 30 million users have joined.

Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media makes kids feel worse about themselves, and they can't get off of it. He says "we need safety standards for social media the way we have for cars, for car seats."

Many parents are worried about their kids losing themselves for hours on their phones. Turns out, teens are troubled too. But they also know a lot about how to get unhooked. Here's how they do it.

A striking decline in teen mental health has coincided with the rise of smartphones and social media. Is social media causing the mental health challenges? Finally, research can answer that question.

The social media platform also dropped the "state-affiliated" label from propaganda outlets in Russia and China.

There are new efforts by some members of Congress to completely ban the app in the United States because of national security concerns and other issues.

Users who don't pay a fee for Twitter Blue within the next 30 days will lose SMS two-factor authentication. But there are ways to work around this without signing up for a Twitter subscription.

Fans of Turkish dramas usually tweet about plot twists and actors. But they now use social media to raise awareness of earthquake devastation in Turkey and Syria.

Thousands of cancellations, lost bags and endless lines have angry customers taking to social media to voice their discontent.