A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults.

YouTube remains the most popular, but adults are increasingly using Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit. Use of some platforms varies by age, gender, and race and ethnicity.

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was ...

Michigan lawmakers are once again debating setting an age limit for social media use. Under the legislation, social media ...

A new study suggests that stepping away from social media, even for just one week, may help ease anxiety, depression and ...

In a new study, published in JAMA Network Open, 295 participants report promising mental health benefits after reducing their social media usage for a week. The cohort consisted of young adults from ...

Young adults are fond of using social media all the time, it is where life happens from news, friendships, and stress all on ...

Worldwide age limits and a mounting lawsuit against Meta are forcing the U.S. to confront whether its current rules still ...

The preliminary injunction against the state’s social media ban on minors won’t last, an appeals court concluded this week. ...

Malaysia will ban people 16 years and younger from using social media in 2026, following a similar move by Australia a year ...