Opinion: Lawsuits focusing on the addictive effects of social media on children are chipping away at the shield Section 230 ...

Australia is about to introduce one of the world’s strictest social media age limits, with a nationwide ban on under-16s ...

Maybe you’ve wondered whether your child or teenager is spending too much time on their smartphone or laptop but shrugged it off. Your initial impulse was in the right direction. A new 2025 study ...

While you stress about TikTok rotting your brain, the real attention thief sits in your living room. Television—including streaming—commands more of your daily focus than Instagram, Twitter, and ...

Nearly half of young people in a recent study displayed strongly addictive use of mobile phones, a trend that the study results suggest raised the risk of suicidal behaviors. Researchers looked at ...

Excessive social media use affects mental, physical, and social health. Algorithms exploit attention, reducing focus, self-awareness, and real-life ...

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(Reuters) -A federal appeals court largely upheld a California law on Tuesday making it illegal, absent parental permission, for social media companies to provide children with "addictive feeds" that ...

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The EU is moving steadily toward the adoption of a bloc-wide minimum age for social media, with growing support among member ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has proposed new rules requiring social media companies to restrict addictive feeds and nighttime notifications for young people under the state’s new SAFE for ...

The Utah senator pressed social media executives on how they prioritize content to keep users engaged even at their own expense.