Overall, 56% of U.S. adults now say they have a lot of or some trust in the information they get from national news organizations – down 11 percentage points since March 2025.

When it comes to digital media and social media, fam—teens and adults are sometimes lowkey on different wavelengths. And while it might just seem kind of cringe, it's actually big yikes. Because when ...

A new study finds that many adults are self-diagnosing themselves with ADHD, in large part due to the wealth of information and misinformation on social media sites like TikTok. While adult ADHD is on ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and similar platforms are apparently no antidote for the global loneliness epidemic, according to Oregon State University research that linked ...

Demographic profiles and party identification of regular social media news consumers in the U.S. % of each social media site’s regular news consumers who ...

Young adults are showing up in therapists’ offices and acknowledging the ills of social media. Like most folks entering a new year, they are resolving to do better, and a desire to either reduce or ...

Frequent social media use is associated with increased irritability in US adults, showing a notable dose-response relationship with posting frequency. Researchers analyzed data from two waves of an ...

While the social media platform Bluesky has enacted age verification measures in Ohio in response to a new state law that aims to protect children from “obscene” content, a variety of pornography ...

Whether reconnecting with old friends, sharing life's milestones with loved ones or networking among work colleagues, social media has become indispensable for many adults and can be both a convenient ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

National Eating Disorder week spans from Feb. 24 to March 2, and Riverside County doctors want to make sure the community knows how dangerous and serious these conditions can be, especially with the ...

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and similar platforms are apparently no antidote for the global loneliness epidemic, according to Oregon State University research that linked increases in social media use ...