It’s available for free on both Android and iOS, so there’s really no barrier to giving it a try. If you’re curious about ...

Following a monumental Grammy win, Olivia Dean says she took a step back from social media, which included deleting apps from her phone. The London-born rising star touched on the lifestyle change ...

Olivia Dean is going through a social media detox. The British singer-songwriter graced the cover of ELLE for its 2026 Women in Music Issue on Thursday, April 2 and opened up about her decision to ...

What’s behind a new wave of apps in Apple’s App Store? It’s probably two words: vibe coding. The App Store was flooded with 235,800 new apps in the first quarter of this year—an increase of 84% over ...

Series, a social networking app that's grown popular on college campuses, announced a $5.1 million pre-seed round from some ...

Algorithms. Beauty filters. Endless scrolling. The case over “social media addiction” against Meta and Google in a California courtroom ultimately came down to these elements, legal experts say, and ...

Ban aims to address rising anxiety, sleep problems and screen addiction From 2027, platforms will need to be able to restrict users or face fines, minister says Move follows Australia's ban on social ...

Apple has removed and restricted several vibe-coding or AI-driven app development tools from its App Store, escalating tensions with developers over platform rules and the future of software creation ...

Several countries including the U.K. and France are considering banning social media for children. Social media experts told CNBC that a blanket ban is 'unfair' to young people and ignores the ...

How does social media affect the mental health of young people, and does more use always mean more harm? Several researchers are working to find out through four pilot studies funded by Yale Child ...

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