A Google-commissioned study reveals what we should've already known — kids are better at understanding the internet than we ...

We are living in a modern world that is changing every day, and with that, we may also have to push our comfort zones and ...

There has been a swift buildup of lawsuits and legislation targeting social media companies and how they design their platforms for young users—and that momentum doesn’t show signs of slowing in 2025.

The facts are well-known at this point (Haidt, 2024): Beginning around 2010, large numbers of American teens bought smartphones and opened social media accounts. Since 2010, rates of anxiety, ...

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...

As governments consider tighter social media rules for minors, UN official says age limits can help but must be carefully ...

Various governments, from the state of Utah to the European Union, have been experimenting with limiting children's use of ...

young girl studying and listening to music on the laptop sitting on the floor of the living room at home Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto / Getty Images/iStockphoto Preteens using increasing amounts ...

Many countries are planning to follow Australia's lead in an effort to protect children from the well-documented harms of ...

This week, Australia implemented the world's first national ban on social media access for individuals under the age of 16 ...

Taking a European perspective on this issue is important to ensure a level playing field for platforms, a spokesperson said ...

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