Nine-in-ten U.S. teens say they use YouTube. Majorities also use TikTok (63%), Instagram (61%) and Snapchat (55%).

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A law that restricts social media use to people 16 and over goes into effect in December, but much about it remains unclear ...

This is according to new research by Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) (via NiemanLab ), which ...

The findings are “further evidence that children under 13 are eager to use social media platforms, for whatever reasons – entertainment, celebrity, connecting with friends, or being drawn in ...

As was true in previous Pew Research Center surveys of social media use, there are substantial differences in social media use by age. Some 88% of 18- to 29-year-olds indicate that they use any form ...

The terms social network and social media are used interchangeably now, but they shouldn’t be. A social network is an idle, inactive system—a Rolodex of contacts, a notebook of sales targets ...

Excessive social media use can also cause impaired school and work performance, feelings of isolation and loneliness, negative self-image, sleep difficulties, disordered eating and increased ...