Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County is offering a program called Social Media and Your Kids, designed to help parents ...

Roughly two decades after social media started growing in popularity, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory in 2023 ...

Social media restrictions are a controversial issue, which showed in testimony for Senate Bill 199 at the Senate Education ...

Social media use among young adults is nearly universal worldwide. For instance, 95 per cent of teenagers (13–17) in the United States are on social platforms, with about a third ...

The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, educators, health care professionals and regulators. And now, nearly half of US ...

Social media platforms are being put on notice in New York state. On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul negotiated a chapter amendment and signed legislation that will require social media platforms to display ...

San Diego County has sued big tech companies for what it calls the detrimental effects of social media on children and young people, joining a growing nationwide chorus of calls to restrict it. A ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has decided to step away from social media, aiming to be more intentional with his time. Can he influence others to do the same? Norman Simmons, ...

Separate proposals would also restrict phones in schools and allow parents to set stronger filters on school-issued devices.

The use of social media is contributing to declining attention spans, emotional volatility, and compulsive behaviors among young people, according to a new report by Nanyang Technological University, ...