Is the public concern about social media justified, or is this a moral panic? What does research say about the impact of social media on youth well-being?

Considerable scholarly attention has been paid to understanding belief in online misinformation, with a particular focus on social networks. However, the dominant role of search engines in the information environment remains underexplored, even though the use of online search to evaluate the veracity of information is a central component of media literacy interventions. Although conventional […]