Social Media
From Facebook to Twitter to YouTube, social media platforms are transforming communication and internet culture, even as they raise privacy concerns for users.
If you’re a professional TikTok creator, it’s probably time to get a new job.
The Supreme Court case asking if the government can ban TikTok is easier than it looks.
The tech innovations that made the world a slightly better place this year.
The federal law targeting TikTok takes effect January 19. The Supreme Court appears likely to resolve this case by then.
How the dessert company taps into the never-ending cycle of hyper-consumption.
TikTok faces an impending court decision this week. But the fight might not end there.
As more users flee X, a clearer, sunnier social media age is dawning.
What social media shadow ban rumors tell us about election anxiety.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the biggest misinformation superspreaders.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke to Today, Explained co-host Sean Rameswaram about her plan.
The collective freakout about the youth mental health crisis has reached a tipping point.
What to know about Meta’s new restrictions on young people’s social media use.
Why the new luxury is flip phones and vinyl LPs
TikTok probably can’t teach you to game the financial system like a rich person, but it might teach you crime.
Telegram’s lax content moderation policy is catching up with its CEO.
This is not a win for free speech. It’s a political grenade.
The richest man in the world and the former president’s glitchy, cringeworthy interview, explained.
Elon Musk’s social media site is accusing brands of breaking antitrust laws.
Social media is just one big shopping mall.
A few minutes before the Court held that Trump was allowed to do crimes, it did hand Republicans a meaningful loss.
No, MAGA judges don’t get to decide what the Biden administration is allowed to say.
Online falsehoods are as bad as they‘ve ever been. Does anyone care?
What the surgeon general wants to do for kids safety leaves the rest of us behind.
A Q&A with Jonathan Haidt on smartphones, kids today, and what the skeptics get wrong about his argument.
The preschool teacher-turned-content creator is an advocate for all families. Conservatives are mad about it.
A new book examines the “Invisible Rulers” who manipulate your attention online.
TikTok has made itself into a hub for Gen Z political expression. But as Zoomers change politics, how is the app changing them?
What is the Kids’ Online Safety Act, and why should you care about it?
In the wake of another deadly attack by Israel, a seemingly AI-generated image has circulated on Instagram Stories.
To quote Elon Musk, “Gamestonk!!”
Was this book the reason TikTok is getting banned in the US? No, but ads saying so sold a lot of copies.
TikTok has made itself into a hub for Gen Z political expression. But as Zoomers change politics, how is the app changing them?
The Huberman Lab has credentials and millions of fans, but it sometimes oversteps medical fact.
The potential TikTok ban is now law. What happens next?
Biden has signed a bill to ban TikTok. But it’s not over yet.
Did smartphones actually “destroy” a generation?
Trump’s social network has made him one of the richest people in the world — at least on paper.
Twitter, now X, was once a useful site for breaking news. The Baltimore bridge collapse shows those days are long gone.
Reddit could become the next meme stock — or flop.
Nobody wins when creators fight over who is helping a poor family the most.