Utah becomes the fourth state to pass legislation protecting kids featured in social media content
HB322 requires parents to set aside money for their kids featured in monetized social media content. It also allows these ...
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10 Reasons to Keep Your Kids Off Social Media & 10 Reasons to Let Them Surf Freely
You might paint social media as the clear bad guy—it's addictive and can also negatively influence both adults and ...
Panic over children's mobile phone use distracts from the help young people actually want
Should young teenagers be banned from using social media? That's the question being discussed by British MPs debating a bill ...
Is Social Media Harming Children? US Surgeon Murthy Explains
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy urges government and tech firms to reduce social media’s mental health risks for teens, ...
Excessive phone and screen use tied to manic symptoms for one group, study finds
Verizon executive Sowmyanarayan Sampath and mental health expert Dr. Keneisha Sinclair-McBride revealed safe phone use tips ...
New bill aims to protect kids by limiting social media for those under 16
State representative Ken Fredette is proposing a bill that would require social media companies to enforce age limit ...
Opinion
Editorial: Holistic solutions — along with better laws — are needed to curb children’s social media use
Virginia lawmakers are correct to want to limit children’s time on social media, but it will likely take national action to effect a workable solution.
A New Report Reveals a Quarter of Kids 8 & Under Have Cell Phones — & Other Surprising Statistics
Common Sense Media's new report dives into the latest research on young kids' screen time habits — and how parents can find a balance.
Government accused of 'gutting' potential bill to ban children from social media
A Labour MP has had to water down plans for a social media ban on under 16s and a smartphone ban in schools for his safer phones bill to get government support ...
Bill to stop children 'doom scrolling' to get backing - but only after watering down
Labour MP Josh MacAlister has proposed raising the digital "age of consent" for accessing "addictive" social media, but his ...
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School boards lawsuit against social-media giants to continue
Social-media giants Meta, Snapchat and TikTok have lost a legal challenge attempting to throw out a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit launched by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, the Ottawa ...
Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief says in warning over looming crisis
Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft in his first interview since becoming the children’s charity CEO about the challenges ...