The government is currently considering an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s in the UK, and has highlighted infinite scrolling as a feature which "drives addictive or compulsive use".

In 2026, we expect scams to persist, especially as tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) become more widely used. In this guide, we highlight several scam trends to watch out for and explain ...

The content consumption landscape in India is undergoing a profound transformation as Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts have overtaken traditional television as the preferred entertainment format. A ...

Most articles don’t make good videos. The ones that do share qualities that translate naturally to 60-second formats. Identifying them before you commit production resources saves more time than any ...

Short-form videos have become one of the dominant ways young people engage with social media. These are clips lasting seconds up to a few minutes, driven by personalized algorithms that are deeply ...

Paramount Skydance Corp. (PSKY) is planning to add short-form video to its Paramount+ streaming service, according to a report by Business Insider on Wednesday, citing internal presentations and ...

Following the success of TikTok and Instagram Reels, Disney announced that it’s bringing short-form video content to Disney+ in the U.S. this year in a bid to boost daily engagement. Disney made the ...

CraftStory, a company pioneering artificial intelligence generated human-centric video, announced the release of its first image-to-video model today, which allows users to generate up to five-minute ...

At this week’s CES 2026, the Las Vegas conference dedicated to gadgetry and planned obsolescence, Disney made a minor splash, teasing plans to roll out TikTok- and Instagram Reels–style video feeds on ...

If you or your kids have spent too much time scrolling short-form videos during your holiday breaks, don't fret—you probably haven't suffered too much brain damage. Wait, was that even a question? the ...

Instagram long-form videos have previously been a possibility the company has ruled out, but its head Adam Mosseri now says that it might be that the platform needs it. One thing he is promising is a ...

With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain. From TikTok to Instagram Reels and ...