Longevity entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has urged people to take a 36-hour break from social media, claiming it can reduce ...

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Dialing down the use of social media for a week reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia in young adults, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open.

More schools and governments are turning to tech bans to try to keep kids off screens. Do they work? By Natasha Singer I cover tech, teens and schools. Bullying. Sextortion. Body-shaming. Self-harm.

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Legacy TV and movie discovery continue to see many benefits from social media -- in terms of marketing and content discovery. At the same time, social media does much to serve its own content in terms ...