San Diego County has sued big tech companies for what it calls the detrimental effects of social media on children and young ...

The effects of social media on young people are not black and white. Yes, some evidence points to a correlation between children’s social-media use and their current high levels of mental-health ...

There is support for banning under-16s from social media across the political spectrum, including by 79 per cent of ...

As parents spend more time on their phones, children are likely to engage with age-inappropriate content. Experts weigh in on ...

Social scientists have identified excessive social media use by children and adolescents as a significant contributing factor to this crisis. Teens with social media accounts spend, on average ...

Putting all the blame on social media for the adverse mental health outcomes of young Texans ignores the pandemic’s varying ...

Some 74% of people think under 16s should be restricted from making a social media account on TikTok while 71% believe the ...

The impact of social media on kids. How one expert says it affects children, and how Oklahoma lawmakers are addressing the ...

Sir, – After outlining the growing expert consensus fears over the harmful effects of social media on adolescent ... 81 years of age and did not study children.

With every new report on the damaging effects of these platforms ... the Australian government proposed a landmark ban on social media access for children under the age of 16.

The new injunction prohibits advertising and age verification restrictions in the SCOPE Act, which aims to make social media ...

Ritika Shroff had the typical Gen Z experience with social media. At 13, she signed up for Instagram, then Snapchat. Later, ...