Making social media work for you
There is a not-talked-about element of social media that you need to know. As you use it, it is listening and watching, which can be detrimental to how you feel about yourself.
There is a not-talked-about element of social media that you need to know. As you use it, it is listening and watching, which can be detrimental to how you feel about yourself.
There is a not-talked-about element of social media that you need to know. As you use it, it is listening and watching, which can be detrimental to how you feel about yourself. KDKA-TV's John Shumway has more.
Here to offer you some tips on this global day of unplugging your devices is the founder and president of Discover Organizing, Jill Yesko Diana!
The law would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps. It's being challenged in a lawsuit from a group representing major tech companies.
In videos posted online, users are seen deep-frying toothpicks and adding seasonings to them before eating them.
The WVU study found a few popular platforms can put some teens at higher risk for depression.
Host Heather Abraham and Mikey Hood are exploring the concept of love and the most important things in life with social media content creator David Shane.
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas grinds on, social media has become a front line in the battle over public opinion. Teens are getting caught in the middle.
Meta wants children and teens on Facebook and Instagram as long as possible so it can collect and sell their personal data, state prosecutors allege.
Dozens of US states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms.
Are you getting more distracted by multitasking on top of multitasking? David Pogue tries to get answers from researchers and users of distractive technologies to find out how behavior, productivity and stress levels are affected.
Oct. 6 is National Influencer Day. PTL's Daisy Jade visits The COhatch to meet up with Sarah Weber, of The Pittsburgh Web, to find out more about The Cohort, which is bringing the area's social media influencers together.
On this Taste It Tuesday, we're trying the new mom hack on TikTok for McDonald's ice cream sundaes.
We all need those lazy days but if they become habitual, they're hazardous to our health.
PTL's Ron Smiley is showing off his technology knowledge to explain the changes going on with X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, as well as new rivals - Threats and text postings on TikTok.
The child sent multiple texts to 911 with details about the hoax kidnapping, including a description of the fake suspect, authorities said.
Elon Musk says the rebranding will see Twitter evolving into payments, banking and commerce, to go along with messaging.
The lawsuit alleges Jefferson County Commissioner Steve Stolipher violated Christy Stadig's First Amendment rights when he blocked her.
The suit alleges that companies such as TikTok have caused mental health problems for students.
Dr. Vivek Murthy urged policymakers and tech companies to take "immediate action" to protect young people.
KDKA's John Shumway is here with the trend and reaction.
Montana's Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill banning TikTok into law on Wednesday, but it's already being challenged in court.
The court sidestepped a ruling that could have limited the scope of a federal law known as Section 230 that serves as a powerful shield for internet companies.
Election administrators across the United States say they're concerned their offices will be targeted for fake Twitter accounts that'll confuse or mislead voters after the social media platform changed its long-standing verification service.
Host Heather Abraham is joined by our Parent Panel to discuss social media bans for children under a certain age. Muffy Mendoza, of Brown Mamas; Brea Schmidt, of The Thinking Branch; and Gregg Behr, of Remake Learning discuss.
Road closures will take effect starting Monday, April 29, to allow crews to work on the Climate Resilience Mitigation Project.
Billie Eilish is bringing her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour to Pittsburgh.
Let's get the conversation started with Heather, Mikey, Kelly and Boaz! Click for more information about today's guests!
Actor Jeremy Renner visited Kennywood while filming season three of "Mayor of Kingstown" in Pittsburgh.
While the heat breaks overnight, we all know what it's like when summer temperatures spike for days. Energy crews prepare for those extreme conditions all year long.
Road closures will take effect starting Monday, April 29, to allow crews to work on the Climate Resilience Mitigation Project.
Billie Eilish is bringing her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour to Pittsburgh.
Actor Jeremy Renner visited Kennywood while filming season three of "Mayor of Kingstown" in Pittsburgh.
While the heat breaks overnight, we all know what it's like when summer temperatures spike for days. Energy crews prepare for those extreme conditions all year long.
Two people are charged with abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of a Beaver County woman.
Campus protesters are "looking for some sort of acknowledgement from our leadership," Democratic Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania said.
In Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, both Biden and Trump elicit feelings of worry, anger and nostalgia, according to latest CBS News poll.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has been a proponent of the bill since its inception, citing the impact fentanyl has had on the state.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
Want to check the latest product recalls, click here!
Police say weather emergencies are ripe opportunities for scammers and unlicensed contractors.
PTL's Katie O'Malley is getting a look inside the gigantic, brand new Dick's House of Sport store that just opened at Ross Park Mall in the North Hills.
One realtor said no matter what neighborhood, home values are way up in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Mike Hutchison, of Animal General, has been helping Pittsburgh pet owners for 19 year on PTL. For our 20th Anniversary, he's remembering his very first time on the show.
Enjoy That's A Wrap from our Take Your Child to Work Day extravaganza!
In today's Something Good, local girls with the Pittsburgh Flag FootbalL League were invited to play their weekly game at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday!
Melanie from 100.7 STAR joined us for another edition of Pop Talk Live!
Celina Pompeani-Mathison visited Sognatore Salon in downtown Pittsburgh to explore what's popular when it comes to your cut and color.
Vince Fannick was charged with 117 counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and unlawful talking.
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he wants to stop independent pharmacies from closing up.
Independent pharmacists blame middlemen who they say are sucking the life out of your community pharmacy.
Dutch medical device maker Philips says it's reached a $1.1 billion deal in the United States to settle lawsuits over faulty sleep machines in a case that's rocked the company.
Organizers say more than 1,300 people raised more than $460,000 for pancreatic cancer research.
Dr. Lindsey Zubritsky, or Dr. Z, is a Pittsburgh-area native and she now will advise the national company on all things skincare.
Since 2010, the DEA has been fighting back against the misuse of prescription drugs through Drug Take Back Days.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
The subscription includes access to the SportsNet Pittsburgh and SportsNet Pittsburgh+ TV channels.
Women's sports are getting a big boost in Pittsburgh.
Thairo Estrada and Mike Yastrzemski hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning, and rookie right-hander Keaton Winn delivered another strong start to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory and a series win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Savvy offseason asset management brings praise from pundits, but it rarely wins Stanley Cups.
J.D. Forrest and Kevin Porter will not return as coaches of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Women's sports are getting a big boost in Pittsburgh.
Amazing Books and Records is moving out of Downtown Pittsburgh and into Shadyside.
Spirit is adding a new nonstop route out of the Pittsburgh International Airport.
This will be the final week of business for the Oakland ice cream shop.
Wawa is officially in central Pennsylvania.
Billie Eilish is bringing her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour to Pittsburgh.
Actor Jeremy Renner visited Kennywood while filming season three of "Mayor of Kingstown" in Pittsburgh.
The nearly 24-hour art festival began on Saturday evening and continues throughout the day on Sunday.
A Pennsylvania school district has reversed the cancellation of an appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy.
Some of Pittsburgh's favorite attractions will offer more than 100,000 free tickets this summer.
On Sunday, demonstrators in Oakland held a march and rally calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and calling on the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer reports.
Dr. Mike Hutchison, of Animal General, has been helping Pittsburgh pet owners for 19 year on PTL. For our 20th Anniversary, he's remembering his very first time on the show.
Actor Jeremy Renner, the star of Mayor of Kingstown, stopped by Kennywood over the weekend.
Our weekend started off very big at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Dr. Mike Hutchison has advise for pet owners during shedding season/
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Several businesses were damaged by the overnight fire.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday