Social media has long been flooded with populist rage and discontent. What happens when the posts become policy?

Another complication is how social-media use is evaluated: many studies look only at total amount of time spent on the ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees people can be addicted to social media platforms.

Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified on Wednesday that he does not think users can be “clinically addicted” to the social media app.