Optimizing designs for user engagement undermines mental health and society. Social media sites favor hype and scandal over ...

Bonfire's mission is to build social software where people get to make the decisions, not big tech platform makers like Meta or Google.

Mexico's drug cartels are often described as powerful rivals to the state, with their influence measured in weapons, money and murdered officials. But this framing misses a fundamental truth ...

Over the last five or so decades, American elections have become increasingly defined by what they don’t accomplish. The classical liberal model of free and fair elections to select ...

After decades of studying brainwashing, author Rebecca Lemov concludes we all can be manipulated, especially when it comes to social media. Here’s what to do about it.

This program allows school leaders to use social media to communicate with their school community while providing more control over potentially harmful content. Based on my experience as a parent, I’m ...

If you’re Gen Z, social media has been part of your life forever. It’s how you connect, express yourself, and stay in the loop. But endless scrolling isn’t always great for mental health ...

Carr advocates greater control over social media by federal regulators, despite a reputation for supporting free speech.

Tech leaders, including an early Facebook investor, launch a $30M campaign for independent social media. Free Our Feeds aims to counter billionaire control with the open-source AT Protocol. The ...