Social Media Fails Many Users. Experts Have an Idea to Fix It

In a new paper, digital activist Audrey Tang and others emphasize the need for context and community over clicks.
The New YorkerOpinion

Can We Save Kids from Social Media?

Two years ago, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book about the dangers of social-media became a best-seller—and the ...
The New Yorker

Is Social Media More Like Cigarettes or Junk Food?

For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Cal Newport is filling in for Kyle Chayka. In 1881, James Bonsack patented an automated cigarette-making machine, and, in the years that followed, smoking ...
Time

When Everything Is Fake, What’s the Point of Social Media?

Major global outage impacts popular apps and websites, looking at the safety of the NFL, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x Earlier this week, a heartwarming post about a girl, a puppy, and a police ...