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# Social Media


## Social Media


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt234a17e2ae248382/6a7ae8dbc99c56536b894820/social_media.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 11, 2026  
## [Tech Firms to Face Thousands of Lawsuits Over Social Media Addiction](https://time.com/article/2026/08/11/tech-social-media-addiction-tiktok-meta-snap-google-lawsuits/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Miranda Jeyaretnam
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ead00c6920d5b74/6a59ed6f89db45113f29b2aa/truth-social.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1%2Coffset-x65.26%2Coffset-y100.00)  
Jul 17, 2026  
## [Trump Media to Sell Traders ‘the Fastest’ Access to Truth Social Posts](https://time.com/article/2026/07/17/truth-social-api-wall-street-trump-media/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Chad de Guzman
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c83c6a534c11c2b/6a5510ab8c14d162df32e9ac/T100-Creators-2026-How-We-Chose.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2026  
## [How TIME Is Embracing the Age of Creators](https://time.com/article/2026/07/14/time100-creators-2026-list/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Sam Jacobs
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltedc0cce813df63ae/69e09dedfb4e6e3b2e0a0edc/phones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 16, 2026  
## [What to Know About the E.U.’s New Age Verification App for Social Media](https://time.com/article/2026/04/16/european-union-age-verification-social-media-teen-bans-app/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Miranda Jeyaretnam
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte339660a1b401e5f/69bc68042b245550f713a18a/Bill_Ready-CEO-Pinterest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 20, 2026  
## [Pinterest CEO: Governments Should Ban Social Media for Kids Under 16](https://time.com/article/2026/03/19/pinterest-ceo-governments-should-ban-social-media-for-kids-under-16/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Bill Ready  
* ![In this photo illustration, a man holds an iPhone screen displaying various social media and messaging apps in Bath, England, on Jan. 25, 2026.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fec5db72109e740/6998cdcea97fc0b74ca7519c/spain-social-media.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 4, 2026  
## [What to Know About Spain’s Under-16 Social Media Ban](https://time.com/7368633/spain-social-media-ban-under-16-sanchez-australia-france/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Miranda Jeyaretnam
* ![2025 A Year In TIME Event](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9254ec48aeff156e/6998cc3f66d4e3fb76cbd184/neil-mohan-a-year-in-time.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 11, 2025  
## [CEO of the Year Neal Mohan Discusses YouTube’s Cultural Dominance](https://time.com/7337793/ceo-of-the-year-neal-mohan-youtube-politics-creators-kids-future/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Tharin Pillay
* ![Social Media And Messaging Apps](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4ff31d2af057b02/6998cc15e1ba0076ad98e2ba/GettyImages-2246142430.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2025  
## [Lawmakers Unveil New Bills to Curb Big Tech’s Power and Profit](https://time.com/7337866/big-tech-social-media-regulation/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 31, 2024 in Washington, D.C.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta886655711be9016/6998cbdc25f3ee08ec645346/Mark-Zuckerberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 22, 2025  
## [Court Filings Allege Meta Downplayed Risks to Children](https://time.com/7336204/meta-lawsuit-files-child-safety/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![Matthew Bergman in his Upper East Side apartment in New York City on Nov. 17, 2025.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e55f5f955587e68/6998cbc47323aff55c2bd0d9/matthew-bergman-social-media-lawsuit-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 19, 2025  
## [The Lawyer Suing Social-Media Companies On Behalf of Kids](https://time.com/7334078/matthew-bergman-social-media-victims-lawsuits/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Charlotte Alter  
* ![Ra√∫l Torrez, the New Mexico attorney general, in Washington, on Jan. 30, 2024. \(Greg Kahn/The New York Times\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a0d52a900836d16/6998caed1f670920ecf56da9/Raul-Torrez.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 22, 2025  
## [The AG Putting Big Tech on Trial](https://time.com/7327229/raul-torrez-new-mexico-meta-lawsuit/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![A teenager holds a phone whose screen displays the Instagram social media logo.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb9c555096eb065f/6998caac25f3ee03d3645178/Teenage-Instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 9, 2025  
## [Instagram Promised to Become Safer For Teens. Researchers Say It’s Not Working.](https://time.com/7324544/instagram-teen-accounts-flawed/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![Julie Inman Grant](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ad4e4e693ddb0a7/6998ca87e2d64b24fac5fc0e/Julie-Inman-Grant-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 8, 2025  
## [Why Australia Banned YouTube for Teens](https://time.com/7320962/youtube-ban-australia-julie-inman-grant-interview/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Belinda Luscombe
* ![Kai Cenat](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52916e3141441c2a/6998c821a97fc03439a74823/how-we-chose-creators.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2025  
## [How We Chose the 2025 TIME100 Creators](https://time.com/7299184/how-we-chose-time100-creators-2025/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Sam Jacobs
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9c22d2b27fd0b71/6998c3b066d4e300ebcbc2c3/social-media-resdesign.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 18, 2025  
## [Social Media Fails Many Users. Experts Have an Idea to Fix It](https://time.com/7258238/social-media-tang-siddarth-weyl/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Tharin Pillay

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