Trigger warnings flagging potentially distressing content may encourage people to view the post, a study has revealed. Researchers in Australia found that young people come across trigger warnings on ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. A trigger warning that says “the following contains disturbing content” and one that says “the following contains ...

In theory, trigger warnings, also known as content warnings, should save us from seeing something upsetting — whether it’s a plain old gross-out, or some legitimately disturbing footage that can ruin ...

A new study published in Cognition and Emotion has discovered that the wording of trigger warnings can meaningfully influence how people respond to distressing material, even though the warnings ...