The Next Social Wave: The Top 6 Predictions That Will Shape Social Media Strategies In 2026

From the rise of virtual influencers to the convergence of short-form video and UGC, here are six predictions that will shape ...
Forbes

The Biggest Social Media Trends Shaping 2025

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 ...
CNN

Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds

A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring concerns ...
Digital Journal

Op-Ed: Social media vs the ultra-dumb uninhabitable 21st century. Options?

Australian legislation could force social media firms to take steps to prevent those under 16 years of age from accessing platforms such as X, TikTok, Facebook and ...

The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.
Psychology Today

Social Media Panic: What the Science Really Says

“Screens are ruining our kids.” “Social media is destroying our social fabric.” These are headlines we’ve all seen countless times in recent years. The impact of screen time—and social media in ...
Pew Research Center

42% of social media users say the sites are important for them getting involved with political, social issues

For some, social media is a place to engage with politics, whether it’s to share information about protests or learn about candidates for office. But how valuable do Americans think social media is ...
New Scientist

Social media is dead – here’s what comes next

One of the not-funny ironies of the 21st century has been that everything we thought was social media is actually just mass media, except it’s terrible and broken. Luckily, journalists and creators ...
Nasdaq

Better Social Media Stock: Trump Media vs. Meta Platforms

Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) represent different ways to invest in the social media sector. Trump Media owns Truth Social, an X-like social media ...
CNN

Surgeon general demands warning label on social media apps

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said the threat social media poses to children requires urgent action, and he demanded Congress to put a label on the apps as it does with cigarettes and alcohol. “The ...
The Conversation

Is social media making you unhappy? The answer is not so simple

Melissa Humphries receives funding from the NIH and the Department of Defence. Lewis Mitchell receives funding from the Australian Research Council, NHMRC, and Department of Defence. You may have seen ...
Psychology TodayOpinion

Ban Social Media for Teens?

Banning social media for teens sounds like a fix, but it’s not. Here’s why real solutions need to include more than bans to ...