Digital sources have become an important part of Americans’ news diets – with social media playing a crucial role, particularly for younger adults. Overall, about half of U.S. adults (53%) say they at ...

The social media trends shaping 2025 are like something we’ve never seen before—the landscape is undergoing a massive transformation. There is a seismic shift where social media networks are moving ...

New data from the FTC show social media was the costliest fraud contact method in 2025, with nearly 30% of people who ...

The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold, and that social media scams resulted in higher losses than any other method scammers used to contact consumers.

Diesel Labs has just released its report on social media activity in 2025 with some surprising insights on what TV and movie content drives social media engagement.

The Consumer Federation of America sued the parent of Facebook, accusing Meta of failing to protect consumers from paid ads ...

As loopholes in the teen social media ban are ironed out, research suggests that rather than find new news sources, young ...

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and ...

From the Coldplay kiss-cam to AI Jake Paul, The Hollywood Reporter is rounding up the most memorable viral videos and memes this year. By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital If you’re chronically ...

Italian Brain Rot exploded in 2025 as a surreal, AI-fueled meme genre featuring over-the-top Italian stereotypes, exaggerated accents, operatic music, and nonsense visuals that felt intentionally ...

Beauty’s year-end social media report card has arrived. Earned media value data from CreatorIQ shows that L’Oréal Paris was the number-one beauty brand by social media reach and engagement in 2025, ...