Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube.

Social media is a double-edged sword which can both support and harm youth mental health. What matters most, according to the evidence, is how teens use it.

Mounds View High School has spent several years trying to rein in cell phones during school hours, but a new student survey is showing just how much cell phones and social media have come to dominate the lives of kids beyond school grounds. According to ...

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds with ...

One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data showed, raising questions about the ‌effectiveness of their age-gating methods.

It’s no secret that much of social media has become profoundly dysfunctional. Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas, these platforms too often create filter bubbles or echo chambers.

Graduate senior Kylie Feuerbach reflected on her Iowa women's basketball career, expressing gratitude for the chance to be a Hawkeye.

Social media reacts as No. 2 seed Iowa women’s basketball falls to No. 10 Virginia in the round of 32 on Monday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.