Using social media in an ‘active’ rather than ‘passive’ way could negate the damaging impact it can have on your mental health, according to a new study. It’s a well-documented fact that spending too ...

Social media is connected with the experience of stress 1, and too much stress impairs our abilities to remember, switch across many tasks, and sometimes impacts our ability to control our impulses 2.

A guide for academics to using social media as a powerful tool to share and amplify their work and build professional networks, by David Riley Social media is a powerful tool with which academics can ...

Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’ More than 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media ...

Children as young as seven and eight are using social media regularly, according to a major survey in Wales. Responses from more than 32,000 children, aged seven to 11, suggested almost half used ...

Social media has made it easier than ever to connect with people, but ending or reducing those connections can sometimes be ...

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Government has announced a ban on social media for under-16s, including Instagram, TikTok and YouTube The UK government has announced a social media ban for under-16s. They will be blocked from ...

Writer Kyle Chayka and BBC Special Correspondent Katty discuss the changing landscape of social media (Credit: BBC) After two decades of sharing more online, it looks like we've decided to share less.