A man is facing charges after police say he was downloading child sexual abuse materials off of social media sites.

The Decatur Police Department has charged Dakota Charles Epps with possessing child sexual abuse material. Authorities began ...

Through his work, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt found that "a majority of parents wish social media apps didn't exist." ...

When Karandeep Anand’s 5-year-old daughter gets home from school, they fire up the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI so she can chat about her day with her favorite characters, ...

For years, experts have warned of the dangers and negative impacts social media can have on our minds. Those impacts are also ...

Senator Panfilo Lacson has filed a bill regulating the use of social media among minors, citing studies linking excessive ...

The trend of "popping an emoji" over children's faces when posting pictures of them online started with celebrities like Gigi ...

New laws aimed at protecting kids online won’t work, and could even make things worse. Parents, not politicians, are the best ...

Sebastian Cizman, 12, was found unresponsive on Friday at his family's home in Glasshoughton, West Yorkshire, during his ...

Cellphones, video games and social media can be very addictive for children and could lead to mental health problems for the ...