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Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via GettyPosts on social-media platform X that are critical of scientific research can act as early warning signs of problematic articles, according to…

In certain corners of the internet, on niche news feeds and algorithms, an AI-generated British schoolgirl has emerged as something of a cultural phenomenon.Her name is…

The House of Lords has voted decisively for a ban on social media for under-16s in a move that puts pressure on Keir Starmer to bring…

The actor Hugh Grant is among the signatories of a letter urging Westminster party leaders to ban social media for children under 16.The letter to Keir…

A pioneering investigation into the impact of restricting social media access for children in the UK has been announced as politicians around the world consider action…

Name: Disgustingly educated.Age: About 18 months.Appearance: Gross.Ah, gross from the Latin word grossus, meaning dense, bulky and unrefined. Oh God, not you too. What absolutely rubbish…

Screen time spent gaming or on social media does not cause mental health problems in teenagers, according to a large-scale study.With ministers in the UK considering…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.What do ready-to-bake cinnamon rolls, most french fries and many premade salad dressings…

About half of 18- to 29-year-olds use Reddit, according to Pew Research. Illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed Students returning to the Catholic University of America…

No 10 is facing renewed pressure to ban social media for under-16s after the Conservatives and the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, supported limits…