OpenAI is quietly building a social network and considering using biometric verification like World’s eyeball scanning orb or Apple’s Face ID to ensure its users are people, not bots.

University of Texas at Arlington Professor Dana Litt contributed to a study led by Alex Russell, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, that found many parents turn to online peer advice when facing concerns about substance use among their children.

Heavy use of smartphones, internet, and many social media platforms can have debilitating effects on our neural processing, cognitive performance, and behavior.

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As Meta heads to trial in the state of New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation, the company is making an aggressive push to have certain information excluded from the court proceedings.

Social media has become a critical tool for documenting the activity of federal agents. In some cases, officers are filming activists right back.

On Friday afternoons, shortly before the school bus arrives, my mom comes to my house. She ambles into my kitchen to make a cup of tea, and after a few minutes my preteen son runs through the back door. They will chat briefly, but inevitably my son will ...

A group of moms listened in as their daughters discussed social media pressure. — -- For some parents, understanding the pressure of social media can be difficult, and as a result, some teens may feel they cannot talk to their parents about ...

For the latest survey data on social media and tech use among teens, see “Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025.” Public health experts, lawmakers and parents have cautioned about the effects of social media on America’s teens. But what do ...