Social media

Laxative misuse is cropping up in wellness and weight-loss social media communities—and some experts are concerned about its close ties to eating disorders

Researchers have documented that social media can harm teens

While spicy food can cause pain, it isn’t linked to higher mortality rates

Companies are training their generative AI models on vast swathes of the Internet—and there’s no real way to stop them

After decades of messy, thoughtless design choices, corporations are using artificial intelligence to sell basic usability back to consumers

ChatGPT and similar AI programs give propagandists and intelligence agents a powerful new tool for interfering in politics. The clock is ticking on learning to spot this disinformation before the 2024 election

Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are making headway across the country, but there are other ways to help protect young people in the digital world

Don’t be annoyed if you fail at a certain level of the popular game Candy Crush Saga; computers also have their problems with it

Social media companies’ drive to keep you on their platforms clashes with how people evolved to learn from each other

We surveyed Canadian youth about science when it comes to making informed decisions. Their responses tell us that we need to work harder to help youth everywhere recognize misinformation

Here’s how social media can help conspiracy theories spread and even spark violence

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