Social media

“Sludge content” is a type of viral video that features multiple clips playing simultaneously on a screen. Experts unpack what it may be doing to the brain

Networked incitement, including cellphones and social media, powered the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol

Technology is supposed to save us time, right? Turns out, it’s stealing some of our most precious time, but it’s not too late to get it back

Far-right extremists shifted their online hate from Muslims to Jews in 2017, and offline hate followed the same trends 

Three experts break down how misinformation and propaganda spread through conflict and how to debunk it yourself.

As social media more frequently exposes people to brutality and untruths, we need to treat it like a consumer product, and that means product safety regulations

Laxative misuse is cropping up in wellness and weight-loss social media communities—and some experts are concerned about its close ties to eating disorders

Researchers have documented that social media can harm teens

While spicy food can cause pain, it isn’t linked to higher mortality rates

Companies are training their generative AI models on vast swathes of the Internet—and there’s no real way to stop them

After decades of messy, thoughtless design choices, corporations are using artificial intelligence to sell basic usability back to consumers

ChatGPT and similar AI programs give propagandists and intelligence agents a powerful new tool for interfering in politics. The clock is ticking on learning to spot this disinformation before the 2024 election