Writers, parents, doctors and legal experts have been arguing that social media is bad for teens. Turns out that worked.

New Pew data shows nearly half of the 1,400 teens surveyed believe social media is harmful to their generation.

Imagine a tribe of uncontacted hunter-gatherers in the deepest Amazon rainforest. Anthropologists airdrop dozens of ...

Social media wields a powerful influence on emotions, especially for teenagers, who are an active and particularly vulnerable audience. It's crucial to understand how it affects their self-esteem, ...

But just 14% of teens say social media has a mostly negative impact on themselves, although that figure has jumped from 9% in 2022. Still, teens are seemingly trying to rein in their own social ...

Here's what experts say about how social media is affecting teens. The negative effects of social media Teenagers' brains are still developing, making them especially vulnerable to the detrimental ...