The nonprofit that oversees Wikipedia briefly enforced a 'read-only' mode on Thursday morning as users spotted code designed to delete articles and place Russian text in the edit summary.

A combination of war alerts, breaking news updates, and algorithmic feeds are trapping users in a threat-monitoring loop.

The big thinkers at Aperture examine how infinite scrolling affects behavior and society at large. The moment Trump found out the Supreme Court killed his tariffs Trump admin issues major new rule for ...

The European Commission (EC), the EU's policy enforcement body, has issued a provisional ruling that TikTok's addictive design violates the Digital Services Act (DSA). On February 6, 2026, local time, ...

Have you ever tried to reach the end of your feed on Facebook, Instagram, or Bluesky? You probably couldn’t, since those platforms don’t really have an “end ...

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said his ministers “need to look at” social media design features like infinite scroll in a bid to encourage healthier habits for children online.

The big picture: The European Commission has formally accused TikTok of designing its product to be addictive – particularly for minors – and indicated that features such as infinite scroll may need ...

BRUSSELS — Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Social media app TikTok has been accused of purposefully designing its app to be “addictive” by the ...

Doomscrolling is bad for us, brand new research has found – but it’s the activity we spend most time on. In other breaking news, water is wet and the Pope is Catholic. This doomscroll discovery may ...

The “writing is on the wall” for social media firms and the design of their platforms, Irish advocates have said, after the European Commission told TikTok its “addictive” features breach the law and ...