YAPHANK, Long Island -- A family from Long Island is suing Meta for "harming" their teenage daughter through her use of Instagram. Alexis Spence, now 20, of Yaphank, started using Instagram on her ...
To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of digital devices, social media and other online platforms. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,391 U.S. teens from ...
Two weeks after dozens of state attorneys general sued Meta for allegedly getting adolescents addicted to its platforms and jeopardizing their safety, Instagram head Adam Mosseri posted an internal ...
More than half of all ads on Meta's Instagram ran in the service's short-form video Reels product in 2025, up from 35% in ...
New research shows that while true Instagram addiction is rare, the widespread habit of labeling everyday scrolling as an “addiction” can sap users’ confidence, fuel self-blame, and steer them away ...
Advertisements shown via Reels rose 35% in 2025 on Meta's Instagram ( META) and made up more than half of all the ads shown ...