#social-media-usage

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Mindfulness
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How anti-doomscrolling influencers are combatting social media addiction

People often spend far more time mindlessly scrolling social apps than they realize; some creators interrupt feeds to prompt users to reduce or stop usage.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

'The child abuse images are a step too far for humanity' - the Irish politicians deleting their X accounts over 'vile' Grok app

Greens, Labour and the Soc Dems left Twitter; Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin remain while concerns persist that rapid tweeting yields thoughtless one-liners.
Media industry
fromDigiday
1 month ago

Digiday+ Research: Publishers' growing focus on video doesn't translate to social platforms

Publishers are investing in vertical video but prioritizing distribution on their own sites and apps while social platform usage shifts, with Instagram and YouTube rising.
#youtube
fromal
2 months ago
Social media marketing

America's most-used social media site isn't Facebook, Instagram or TikTok

fromThe Hill
2 months ago
Digital life

Can you guess Americans' most-used social media site? It's not Facebook, IG or TikTok

Social media marketing
fromAxios
2 months ago

Social media users flee X, flock to TikTok and Reddit

YouTube, Facebook and Instagram remain top U.S. social platforms; TikTok, Reddit and WhatsApp are growing while AI models increasingly draw on social content.
Social media marketing
fromEngadget
2 months ago

The most popular social media platform among US adults isn't Instagram or TikTok

YouTube is the most-used social platform among U.S. adults (84%), with Facebook (71%) and Instagram (50%); usage frequency and daily engagement vary widely by age.
fromal
2 months ago
Social media marketing

America's most-used social media site isn't Facebook, Instagram or TikTok

fromThe Hill
2 months ago
Digital life

Can you guess Americans' most-used social media site? It's not Facebook, IG or TikTok

fromEngadget
2 months ago
Social media marketing

The most popular social media platform among US adults isn't Instagram or TikTok

Digital life
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Nearly everyone you know is still using Facebook

Facebook and YouTube remain dominant with broad cross‑age reach, while most other platforms show pronounced age and partisan divides.
US news
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Pew's latest social media report shows X's staying power in the U.S., despite competition | TechCrunch

X remains the dominant short, real-time text social app in the U.S., with substantially higher usage than Threads, Bluesky, or Truth Social.
Digital life
fromPCMAG
2 months ago

Among Social Media Users, Reddit Soars As X Stagnates

YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram remain dominant while TikTok, WhatsApp, and Reddit show growth and newer alternatives retain small user shares.
Digital life
fromMashable
4 months ago

Meta says Instagram has 3 billion users. But who counts?

Instagram now has over 3 billion active users, reaching about 37% of Earth's population.
fromLifewire
5 months ago

America's Multi-Screen Addiction is Real, and You're Right in the Middle of It

Most people are no longer sticking to just one screen. According to YouGov's "State of US Media Consumption in 2025" report, 70 percent of Americans say they scroll through social media while listening to music and consuming other content, such as watching TV. Women are more likely than men, and the habit is even stronger among Millennials, where it climbs to 8 in 10.
Digital life
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