social media

July 21, 2024

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Technology

A New Development in the Debate About Instagram and Teens

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 17, 2024

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Atlantic Intelligence

The Mystery of Hot Jesus

Damon Beres

July 5, 2024

An image of Jesus, with a phone superimposed onto his torso, displaying a muscular male body

Ideas

The Government Needs to Act Fast to Protect the Election

Gowri Ramachandran and Lawrence Norden

June 28, 2024

Supreme Court building with computer pop-up windows instead of columns

Family

Social Media Broke Slang. Now We All Speak Phone.

Dan Brooks

June 24, 2024

A teapot with legs dancing on a keyboard

Technology

Instagram Is Not a Cigarette

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

June 18, 2024

A hand holding a phone with a warning blaring on its screen

Technology

The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens

Candice L. Odgers

May 21, 2024

Photograph of a kid with a smartphone and pens in their shirt pocket

The Atlantic Daily

Why the Internet Is Boring Now

Lora Kelley

May 17, 2024

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How To

How to Know If Your Friends Are Real

Megan Garber and Andrea Valdez

May 13, 2024

A black-and-white photograph is set on a cream-colored background. The background has rows of purple circles that look like they are curving away and rows of yellow circles that look like they are curving in the other direction. The photo shows two women in their 20s sitting on a grassy hill but the image is glitchy like the screen is malfunctioning, giving the sense of an error.

Family

Prom Dresses Are Just Dresses Now

Hilary George-Parkin

May 10, 2024

Ideas

Why a Bit of Restraint Can Do You a Lot of Good

Arthur C. Brooks

May 2, 2024

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Technology

Social Media Is Not What Killed the Web

Ian Bogost

March 25, 2024

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Technology

It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation Problem

Scott Duke Kominers and Jesse Shapiro

March 22, 2024

Technology

It’s Just an App

Kate Lindsay

March 13, 2024

An image of people holding pro-TikTok signs in front of the Capitol

Family

First Comes the Breakup, Then Comes the ‘Thrive Post’

Isle McElroy

February 16, 2024

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Technology

The Moneyball Theory of Presidential Social Media

Charlie Warzel

February 14, 2024

Technology

Should Teens Have Access to Disappearing Messages?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 30, 2024

A graphic of black-and-white cut-out photos of young people using smartphones on a purple background

Technology

The Internet Is Being Ruined by Bloated Junk

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 15, 2024

Illustration of a YouTube timeline that has spun out of control

Technology

The Co-opting of Twitter

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 26, 2023

Technology

Twitter’s Demise Is About So Much More Than Elon Musk

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 21, 2023

An illustration of text posts disappearing

Ideas

Why You Maybe Shouldn’t Write a Memoir

Arthur C. Brooks

November 16, 2023

An illustration of a woman looking in a mirror

Technology

The Great Social Media–News Collapse

Charlie Warzel

November 3, 2023

The Atlantic Daily

Elon Musk’s Unrecognizable App

Lora Kelley

November 1, 2023

Technology

The War in Gaza Is Getting Remixed in Real Time

Kaitlyn Tiffany

October 21, 2023

Photo of smoke rising from Gaza, obscured by black squares

The Atlantic Daily

Social Media’s ‘Frictionless Experience’ for Terrorists

Lora Kelley

October 19, 2023

Technology

The Internet Could Be So Good. Really.

Deb Roy

October 17, 2023

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Technology

This War Shows Just How Broken Social Media Has Become

Charlie Warzel

October 12, 2023

A digital model of an empty town center surrounded by tall buildings

Ideas

What Happened to Empathy?

Xochitl Gonzalez

October 12, 2023

Technology

How a Social Network Fails

Taylor Lorenz

October 7, 2023

Ideas

The Red Pill of Humility

Arthur C. Brooks

October 5, 2023

An illustration of a plate being served with a red pill on it.

Family

Group-Chat Culture Is Out of Control

Faith Hill

September 28, 2023

Text icon showing a massive amount of notifications (a very long string of numbers)

The Atlantic Guide to Privacy

Kids Deserve Privacy Online. They’re Not Getting It.

S. Matthew Liao and Claudia Passos Ferreira

September 14, 2023

Digital embroidery of a child reading a book

Technology

Slack Is Basically Facebook Now

Ian Bogost

September 14, 2023

Illustration of an office worker with an emoji-selection interface covering his head

Ideas

The Seven Social-Media Commandments

Yair Rosenberg

August 11, 2023

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Technology

The Ugly Honesty of Elon Musk’s Twitter Rebrand

Ian Bogost

July 31, 2023

Photo-illustration of a blue birdhouse with a black "X" painted on it

Ideas

The Weird, Fragmented World of Social Media After Twitter

Helen Lewis

July 30, 2023

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Sections

The Print Edition

Trump Versus the Coconut-Pilled

A New Development in the Debate About Instagram and Teens

The Mystery of Hot Jesus

The Government Needs to Act Fast to Protect the Election

Social Media Broke Slang. Now We All Speak Phone.

Instagram Is Not a Cigarette

The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens

Why the Internet Is Boring Now

How to Know If Your Friends Are Real

Prom Dresses Are Just Dresses Now

Why a Bit of Restraint Can Do You a Lot of Good

Social Media Is Not What Killed the Web

It’s Time to Give Up on Ending Social Media’s Misinformation Problem

It’s Just an App

First Comes the Breakup, Then Comes the ‘Thrive Post’

The Moneyball Theory of Presidential Social Media

Should Teens Have Access to Disappearing Messages?

The Internet Is Being Ruined by Bloated Junk

The Co-opting of Twitter

Twitter’s Demise Is About So Much More Than Elon Musk

Why You Maybe Shouldn’t Write a Memoir

The Great Social Media–News Collapse

Elon Musk’s Unrecognizable App

The War in Gaza Is Getting Remixed in Real Time

Social Media’s ‘Frictionless Experience’ for Terrorists

The Internet Could Be So Good. Really.

This War Shows Just How Broken Social Media Has Become

What Happened to Empathy?

How a Social Network Fails

The Red Pill of Humility

Group-Chat Culture Is Out of Control

Kids Deserve Privacy Online. They’re Not Getting It.

Slack Is Basically Facebook Now

The Seven Social-Media Commandments

The Ugly Honesty of Elon Musk’s Twitter Rebrand

The Weird, Fragmented World of Social Media After Twitter