Yahoo

Social media design is key to protecting kids online

How social media apps are designed has a lot to do with whether teens have good or bad experiences. Daniel de la Hoz/Moment via Getty Images Social media is a complex environment that presents both opportunities and threats for adolescents, with self ...
Psychology Today

The Hidden Mental Health Cost of News on Social Media

News doesn’t just inform; it affects how we feel. What are the psychological trade-offs of consuming news on social media?
Business Wire

Social Media Victims Law Center World Mental Health Day Lawsuit Alleges Social Media Companies Design Their Products to Be Addictive and Harmful to Children on a Global Scale

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), a legal resource for parents of children and teenage victims harmed by social media addiction and social media fueled harms, has filed a lawsuit on World Mental Health Day on behalf ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values, and emotional states. It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources with conspiracy blogs — interspersed with photos of a ...

20 Forgotten Social Media Platforms That Once Ruled the Internet

Before Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok became the giants of our digital lives, there was a vast ecosystem of social media platforms that once defined how people connected online. From odd niche communities to networks that shaped the idea of sharing and socializing on the web,