News Brief. Wednesday, May 31, 2023 — 9:14 am. Should social media be regulated to protect kids? Exhaustive studies show that adolescent rates of depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm and suicide ...

Kids recognize the power that social media apps have over them. Nearly 75% of teenagers surveyed believe that technology companies manipulate users to spend more time on their devices. Advertisement ...

State and federal lawmakers are trying to create regulations to protect kids from potential harms from social media use. It’s not easy to find balance. April 22, 2024.

When US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy came out with his advisory about social media and the mental health of this country’s youth, Dr. Sanjay Gupta was interested to see what the approach ...

The Surgeon General Exaggerates the Threat Social Media Poses to Kids A new report calls for policy makers to take action when none is required. Robby Soave | 5.24.2023 10:00 AM ...

We’ve been focused on how kids connect with each other online, but the kids have changed the way they actually use the internet: They aren’t using social media to socialize anymore.

Former first lady Michelle Obama urged parents to get "tougher" on their kids' social media use during the Wednesday episode of her podcast, "IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson." Obama spoke ...

A new child safety bill, called the Kids Off Social Media Act, would prevent kids under 13 from creating social media accounts. It’s meant to “complement” KOSA and COPPA 2.0.

A federal judge Tuesday blocked a 2024 Florida law aimed at keeping children off social-media platforms, saying it likely violates First Amendment rights and pointing to the role of parents in poli… ...

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As researchers discover more about the science of reading, it may well turn out to be that more time on science, social studies and other key content areas is what kids need to become good readers.