The average teenager now spends approximately nine hours daily consuming digital media, with social platforms accounting for about one third of that time. This unprecedented level of connectivity ...

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That's according to ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. At a time when established social media platforms are facing criticism and turbulence — from TikTok's temporary shutdown to Meta's ...