From Tinder-style apps to astrological birth charts — how today's arranged marriages blend tech and tradition in unexpected ways.

A push to rein in youth social media — renewed in part by recent high-profile online exploitation cases — culminated on the last day of Indiana’s legislative session after the lawmakers in both ...

One factor is that “newness” is rewarded by social-media algorithms. An account exclusively posting AI-generated content can, ...

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with ...

The YouTube algorithm is pushing bizarre, often nonsensical A.I.-generated videos targeting children. Our video journalist Arijeta Lajka explains why experts say that these videos could affect their ...

The algorithm and America’s toddlers. Aislinn Conrad, an associate professor of Social Work at the University of Iowa gives ...

Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting ...

California's restrictions on online recommendations do not violate the First Amendment, state Attorney General Rob Bonta argues in court papers filed late last week.

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss his Kids Off Social Media Act that would prohibit social media platforms from allowing children under the age of 13 to ...

YouTube’s recommendation engine failed on February 17, 2026, stranding hundreds of thousands of users on blank, unresponsive ...

In a new Instagram video, Savannah Guthrie thanked the public for praying for the safe return of her 84-year-old mother, who has been missing for more than a week. She spoke directly to the camera, ...

Doechii has won Best Music Video for “Anxiety” at the 2026 Grammys. The clip, directed by James Mackel, was selected over Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia’s hitchhiking odyssey for Sabrina Carpenter’s ...