For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services. The ...

Teacher Jill Anderson reads to her class. Concerned about effects on students, Anderson has removed most screen time from her classroom. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report ...

The White House says it's looking into how a YouTube creator's livestream appeared to take over a White House website. The livestream sharing commentary on investing appeared for at least eight ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

In July of this year, YouTube announced its plans to implement an AI-based age verification system to distinguish between minors and adults on the platform. The system was described by the YouTube ...

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump and his political allies. Under the terms of the settlement, YouTube must pay $22 million to the nonprofit Trust ...

A new name has been topping the Apple, Spotify and YouTube charts: MeidasTouch. Tapping into anti-Trump sentiment, the left-leaning media company has been surpassing Joe Rogan's weekly audience totals ...

Fatih Altaylı, a well-known journalist currently imprisoned, has had his YouTube channel blocked by a court decision. Altaylı, who was arrested on June 22 under charges of allegedly threatening the ...

Lofi Girl is a 24/7 YouTube channel that features an animated girl sitting quietly, doing work while listening to low-fi hip-hop music. The channel has become a hit with people looking for help ...

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