Instagram’s algorithm serves videos to adults who they think might have a prurient interest in children, according to an investigation conducted by the Wall Street Journal. The social media app, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attorneys general from 14 states are suing TikTok for harming children's mental health. Internal research accidentally revealed ...

Malik Ducard, YouTube’s global head of family and learning, likes to tell a story about the time the YouTube Kids app clicked for him personally. It was just before the app’s official launch in 2015, ...

Chase Nasca, 16, took his life two years ago by stepping in front of a moving train. His parents and many others suspect TikTok drove him to suicide by bombarding him with more than 1,000 unsolicited, ...

It’s no secret that algorithms are incredibly problematic, leading to everything from racist policing to sexist hiring. But even for adults who are extremely online, it can be hard to understand what ...

In early July, YouTube made a significant change to its software to boost what it deems “quality” children’s content, sending waves of traffic to certain video producers and burying other channels.

TikTok is facing a multi-state lawsuit that says its algorithm is addictive and harmful to children.VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP via Getty Images Details from a multi-state investigation into TikTok ...