Mastodon now has a button for sharing content from other websites

Sharing content to Mastodon is getting easier with the addition of a universal “Share to Mastodon” button for the decentralized social media platform. Announced on Monday, the ...

How to use AI for social media in business

WebFX reports that AI can enhance social media strategies through automation, targeted ads, and customer engagement, boosting efficiency and ROI.

Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial

A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...
Nature

Is social media addictive for teens? US courts wade into scientific debate

Another complication is how social-media use is evaluated: many studies look only at total amount of time spent on the platforms. This could obscure the varying effects of different activities, some ...
The New York Times

Spain Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16, Prime Minister Says

The announcement is part of a broader push by countries to curb access to online platforms for minors. It also points to Europe’s stricter approach to regulating social media. By José Bautista ...
India West

H-1B Applicants Now Required To Make Social Media Profiles Public

WASHINGTON, DC-The United States has widened its online-vetting requirements for foreign workers, directing all H-1B applicants and their H-4 dependents to keep every social-media profile publicly ...
KARE 11

Minnesota moms make a pledge to delay social media for their kids, and they're hoping you sign on

EDINA, Minn. — Most parents are keenly aware of how social media has been affecting our kids. We're also aware that once they start, it's hard to pull back. So, what’s the solution? A group of moms ...
The Independent

How could a UK social media ban for under-16s work?

Prince Harry tells families grieving over children who died after using social media: 'None of you should be here' A consultation into new social media protections will launch in March and be guided ...
Engadget

Spain set to ban social media for children under 16

Spain will join the growing list of countries banning access to social media for children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. The law will apply to users under 16 years of age amidst a ...
CNBC

A 'quiet revolution': Why young people are swapping social media for lunch dates, vinyl records and brick phones

Account manager Matt Richards, 23, deleted all his social media apps from his phone last year, and was surprised to find that his life changed for the better. Richards had been using a smartphone ...
AOL

Moltbook, the viral social media site for AI bots, contains a ‘lethal trifecta’ for how the agent internet could fail, security researchers say

Over the last week, the internet was fascinated by Moltbook—a social media site with a new set of rules: AI bots get to post while humans watch. The posts got strange quickly, with AI agents ...