Facebook is generally the top platform globally, followed by Instagram, while fewer overall use TikTok, X or Snapchat.

TORONTO — Experts from around the world, including Canada, say the scale of digital technology use by children and youth is a ...

Social media has become increasingly more accessible, with the vast majority of North American teens using it daily. With social media companies marketing to teens, it is no wonder that we see a ...

Mason: Health Starts Here study finds that sleep may help explain the relationship between social media use and ...

Adolescents who use social media such as Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok every day are more likely to engage in risky behavior, according to a new study. Children as young as 10 are at greater ...

According to the Euro News report, the EU ban will also go beyond just social media platforms to impact other online services like some video games and AI chatbots.

Increased social media use in early adolescence is linked to higher depressive symptoms a year later, suggesting a one-way relationship. The study provides longitudinal data on younger adolescents, ...

As rates of depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether depressed kids simply spend more time on social media? A new study provides ...

Providing physicians with tools to minimize the risks associated with sharing information via social media will help to improve the distribution of information and avoid privacy violations. Technology ...

For better or for worse, social media has become the go-to for hot takes and heated debate, whether it’s about the election, movies, or pizza. But for parents and others who care about kids, the most ...

The tobacco industry has long appealed to youth through targeted marketing that glamorizes smoking with imagery of candy-flavored products, celebrity endorsements, social settings, and other enticing ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...