Social media

Anti-scam education “is not information to just pass on to your grandmother,” says Emma Fletcher of the Federal Trade Commission.

In addition to getting career boosts, young people like the platform for its positive tone, says journalist Anya Kamenetz.

All that's keeping some of us on social media is basically the fear of missing out. That raises larger questions about its value.

"It's quite a tasteless pursuit, but it seems as though it's a pursuit driven by desperation, like they are casting around looking for ways to make money online," WIRED reporter Kate Knibbs said of the YouTube obituary pirates.

In a bid for new revenue streams, social media platforms risk alienating API makers, who are an integral part of the digital ecosystem.

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Threads, the new social media platform created by the owner of Instagram and Facebook, launches Thursday.

In a world connected via the internet, small businesses are taking advantage of social media to promote their brand.

Educators are grappling with the consequences of "almost constant" social media usage by a significant number of teenagers.

"In the past, we've studied social media ads as if they're just like a billboard or a print magazine ad when they're not," said advertising professor Matthew Pittman. "You're seeing an ad from any number of sources."