Is Facebook dead? That’s increasingly becoming the conventional wisdom and the basis of the jokey belief that only your parents and grandparents use the site anymore. It’s an understandable viewpoint, ...

Meta executives testified in a Los Angeles courtroom earlier this month that while use of the company’s platforms could become problematic, it couldn’t be considered addiction. But inside the company, ...

A recent study revealed that taking a break from Facebook for only five days can reduce your stress, as measured by cortisol levels. If you feel very stressed and overwhelmed, quitting Facebook or ...

Access to social media has created new self-control challenges for many people—particularly students who report that their use of Facebook is associated with feeling like they lose track of time and ...

A hot potato: In 2020, Meta launched an internal research effort called Project Mercury to examine the psychological effects of Facebook use. Working with market research firm Nielsen, the company ran ...