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Research shows that social media has a mixed effect on self-esteem. Connecting with others makes us feel good, but comparing ...

Social media’s effects on children and teens were already a focus for the state’s Child Fatality Task Force. Now, the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence is raising alarms for the legislative ...

Researchers analyzed 11 million posts to find that while political bias varies by site, the preference for low-quality news ...

In the United States, kids as young as 13 can legally sign up for social media, not because it’s safe but because of an outdated law called the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. It was created ...

Sydney teenager Ayris Tolson believes the start of her first summer holiday under Australia's youth social media ban will be relatively easy as she spends time with family, but as the weeks drift by, ...

When governments panic, they legislate. When they legislate in panic, they create monsters. Australia’s world-first ban on social media for under-16s, which came into force on 10 December, 2025, is ...

In the light of Australia's recent ban on social media for children under 16, India too must reconsider its regulatory ...

Australia’s new under-16 ban is part of a broader global push to rein in how social media treats children, but other countries have mostly opted for age verification, parental consent and “duty of ...

Young people with fewer financial resources, especially boys, are the most exposed to advertising about how to make easy money. So confirms a pioneering study by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), which ...

Time spent on social media platforms peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline, especially among teens and ...