Algorithms shape our lives and steal our focus. Rituals can help us not only regain control of our attention; they're also a ...

Go to the app's settings menu, then select Manage all history. Select Delete to wipe your all-time viewing history or for specific periods. Under the Controls tab, select Turn off YouTube history ...

Curated on likes, messages and retention, social media exploits personal vulnerabilities to understand what will keep the user’s attention. This creates a deceptive representation of reality, and the ...

This guide has all the Instagram hacks you need to improve your privacy, reduce annoyances, and to reset your Instagram ...

A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit is moving forward in California as a young woman takes the stand to testify against Meta Platforms Inc. and You ...

This upcoming tool could enable text-based feedback, shifting personalization from passive data tracking to active guidance, while limits on notes and characters keep influence in check.

The world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube. In ...

Four parents holding up framed photos of their children, whom they say died due to social media–related harms standing alongside one another outside a courthouse in Los Angeles. The world's largest ...

Instagram offers options to either temporarily deactivate or permanently delete an account. To permanently delete your account, navigate to the Accounts Center through your settings. The process for ...

In his opening argument before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl and a jury, Mark Lanier argued that his client, plaintiff “K.G.M.,” suffered from mental health issues as a result of ...

A new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, was created to comply with a Trump-era executive order. Some users are deleting their accounts in protest over the new ownership structure and its ...