Charlie Meza, a 9-year-old social media star whose mother documented her life with brain cancer, died on Feb. 14. She was 9. “She is free,” her mom, Taylor, captioned a Feb. 15 Instagram post sharing the news of her death.

Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified on Wednesday that he does not think users can be “clinically addicted” to the social media app.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators urged the Trump administration on Friday to abandon a proposal to require millions of foreign visitors to provide social media handles used over the past five years.

Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defendants,

The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.

We focus on technology, social, and governance issues concerning social media, with countries banning children and teenagers from social media, concerns around the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare,

Vulnerability to online crime is another significant issue that can impact older social media users, since they are more exposed to scams tailored for them, including prizes, lottery and investment scams or fake emergencies involving relatives.