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A group of researchers has uncovered a system that Instagram and Facebook have been using since September 2024 to collect users’ web browsing history on Android devices

A state-run social media network could become an alternative to Twitter or Facebook, but it could also pose a risk to our privacy and freedom 

A new study analyzed the behavior of young individuals who are highly dependent on online content

Political consultant Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí presents this space, in which he analyzes for EL PAÍS the political communications of the president of the United States in his second term in office

Meta and its competitors are working on a future with a dominant presence of artificially intelligent robots on social networks

Tired of waiting for a government that has turned its back on them, millions of people suffering from hunger, homelessness and a lack of medicine in Cuba are relying on solidarity to survive

In April 2000, the band sued a website for copyright infringement. They won, but their popularity was seriously affected and they didn’t achieve much: Napster had already dictated how we would listen to music in the 21st century

A study by the Colegio de México reveals that the CJNG is the most active in using social media to recruit adolescents

We often assume that excessive device use plays a role, but we must also examine the parenting model that shapes a child’s development

Critics say Elon Musk and Donald Trump are the high ‘priests’ of this phenomenon, warning that the unchecked use of AI could make the end of informed societies

Closed online communities and platforms offer us an accessible, aspirational, and increasingly cloned universe. And, following the dictates of ‘likes,’ algorithms erase differences and identities and transform us into passive users. Are we losing our personality?

An arbitration proceeding started by Mark Zuckerberg is barring former executive Sarah Wynn-Williams from granting interviews despite the media mogul’s advocacy of free speech on his social media

A study identifies the language of the internet based on text and images as a formula for representing the world view of groups that subscribe to hoaxes

Celebrities like Iker Casillas have become meme fodder over supposed overuse of a 15-year-old internet feature

Meta’s decision to reduce content controls amplifies the most damaging effects of its platforms, as users are left without the necessary tools to combat harmful misinformation

Communication analysts criticize the replacement of professionals by X-style collective collaboration by Facebook and Instagram users against disinformation

Mark Zuckerberg’s company argues that its initiative to flag misinformation ‘became a tool to censor’ and will adopt an approach similar to community notes on X

Some artists and movements are claiming back the innocent world wide web of 25 years ago, but other experts note that all the current errors already existed back then, and that this nostalgia is preventing us from focusing on finding solutions

Platforms now include references to their generative artificial intelligence tools in their terms of service. They acknowledge that these tools may make errors, but place the responsibility on the user for the content they generate

Social media addiction can reduce grey matter, shorten attention spans, weaken memory, and distort core cognitive functions, according to recent research

The British researcher defends the validity of his most famous theory, 30 years after formulating it. Despite social media, he explains that humans can only have a maximum of 150 friends

A new study finds that it’s not the use of the internet, screens, or platforms that harms mental health, but rather the type of content consumed

Individuals who overemphasize the negative side of things can wind up limiting themselves and complicating the lives of those around them. Providing them with validation and assisting in the hunt for alternative viewpoints are two tactics you can take when you find yourself caught in their storm