Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a statewide fee on social media companies in an effort to raise $200 million a year for education, as the state grapples with a $2 billion budget shortfall.

Although many platforms are designed to reward provocation and outrage, we can choose how we interact with different ...

One of the bill's House sponsors, Rep. Joanna King, R-Middlebury, said Feb. 17 that the legislation "does not censor speech ...

A University of Cincinnati study found more than half of college students feel lonely, with heavy social media use raising the risk.

For most young people, learning about social and political issues doesn't start with a textbook. It starts with a phone.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy released a new advisory that says social media use has harmful effects on youth mental health on Tuesday. According to the ...

With children being exposed to the vast and thrilling world of social media earlier and earlier, a team within the Social Media Lab in the Department of Communication is currently developing Social ...

The parents of slain Indiana teenager Hailey Buzbee spoke in support of a restriction on social media use for minors that ...

A new Common Sense Media report reveals that adults want more protection for their data and the privacy of children.

Even though educators across the country are trying to address the harms of social media on adolescents, universal standards for digital media literacy should be established and handed down to state ...

Durham, N.C. – The Social Institute today announced Chris Valada has joined the company as Head of New Partnerships, leading a team of representatives from across the country to bring positive social ...

At a high level, what the school districts are saying is, ‘You targeted kids. You knew that your product was potentially dangerous because it was ...