The average user spends roughly two hours, 39 minutes on social media daily, adding up to more than 40 days a year.

Trump has long used the government’s buildings as his own personal stage set, Kyle Chayka writes. As the second term has progressed, the theatrical symbols of his dominance have grown more ambitious ...

The new technology, Ström-Awn said, “defaults to the same aesthetic for every single person that’s using it.” As Claude ...

Edited by Ben Knight For many of us, the day often starts with a swipe. Before getting out of bed, we might scroll through ...

An exhibition in Florence that pairs his giant canvases with Renaissance religious art brought me to the edge of tears. It is the perfect refuge from the infinite scroll, says Guardian columnist Rhian ...

Canada is preparing to ban children under 16 from social media platforms, prompting much debate about human rights – of teens ...

TikTok, Instagram and YouTube clips are designed to overwhelm the brain's pleasure circuitry and keep people watching.

YouTube and its parent company Google reached a confidential settlement a month before a scheduled Los Angeles social media ...

As digitisation permeates every corner of life, understanding its impact on our children is paramount. The rising concerns ...

A social media ban for under-16s has been announced by the UK government. It will be introduced in early 2027. The government is also considering an overnight curfew and measures to stop infinite ...