Bobby was a Skye Terrier, a Scottish dog breed. He lived in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the 19th century with his owner, a ...

Even before a social media post is made public, close friends can be pulled into photo selection, editing, and final vetting. Once posts appear, friends are expected to step up—and fast.

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.

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Social media has become an easily accessible alternative source of information about race, Black history, and other “banned” topics.

Learn about the rise of today's social media, including the early technologies that inspired social networking today.

Social media and political polarization in America | 60 Minutes With midterm elections in just two days, America is in a very angry moment. Republicans attack Democrats, and Democrats return fire ...

Yotam Ophir's book looks at the history, psychology, social impact and possible solutions for an issue that has been around almost as long as peple have been communicating.

In a major First Amendment case, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the federal government's ability to combat what it sees as false, misleading or dangerous information online.

But Bergen argues that YouTube “set the stage for modern social media, making decisions throughout its history that shaped how attention, money, ideology, and everything else worked online.” ...

“Man’s best friend” has been a faithful companion to humans throughout history but some of the most famous dogs have really made a name for themselves. Whether as service dogs, involved in ...

The internet might seem like a convenient culprit driving recent attention and concerns about misinformation, but pointing fingers exclusively at the digital age is narrow and limiting.