Social media pals aren’t necessarily making you feel less lonely, finds research

New study of more than 1,500 adults found online connections with strangers were linked to higher loneliness, while real-life ...
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How social media affects mental health, and why it’s complicated

Social media can shape behavior and mental health in both positive and negative ways. A Yale researcher explains the risks for teens, the impact of algorithms and how to use digital media more ...

Social media use may reflect stress relief and belonging more than habit

There is an assumption that social media use is mainly habitual or driven by addiction-like mechanisms, but findings ...

RIP social media. What comes next is messy.

Rather, the dynamics that give rise to all those negative outcomes are structurally embedded in the very architecture of ...

Social media doesn’t strengthen your friendships. What works

Social media isn’t likely to strengthen your friendships, even your close ones, and could even make you lonelier found a new ...

Robert Downey Jr. Says ‘It’s Absolute Horses—’ to Declare That Social Media Influencers Are the ‘Stars of the Future’

Robert Downey Jr. recently appeared on the “Conversations for our Daughters” podcast and shaded social media influencers by ...