You may have seen the term soft socializing circulating online. Often framed as a Gen Z trend, it’s described as low-pressure, intentional, and often low-cost ways of spending time together. Think ...

Research from Aston University has shown that the public has no clearly accepted definition for the term "social media" or ...

You might have come across the term “soft socializing” on your social media feed recently, it’s the newest Gen Z social trend that prioritizes low effort hangouts. Rather than centering plans around ...

Last fall, we featured an extensive interview with Petter Törnberg of the University of Amsterdam, who studies the underlying mechanisms of social media that give rise to its worst aspects: the ...

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on social media and how the views and experiences of teens vary across sites. This ...