Snap settled before jury selection in a landmark social media addiction case, while Meta, ByteDance, and YouTube still face ...

How social media apps are designed has a lot to do with whether teens have good or bad experiences. Daniel de la Hoz/Moment via Getty Images Social media is a complex environment that presents both ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC), a legal resource for parents of children and teenage victims harmed by social media addiction and social media fueled harms, ...

Government to hold consultation on Australian-style under-16s social media ban - Ministers will visit Australia as part of ...

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values, and emotional states. It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources ...

Scientists comment on the evidence around the benefits and harms of social media and social media bans on young people. Dr Holly Bear, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, University of ...

New York will require major social media platforms to display warning labels about potential mental health risks for young users under a new state law announced Friday by Governor Kathy Hochul. The ...

There is no outright ban for under 16s currently in the UK, but the Online Safety Act requires social media companies to ...

The ban stems from amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021, which established a minimum age of 16 for users of social media. Rather than naming specific platforms, the law defines “age-restricted ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Abdulmalik Alluhidan, Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Social media is a ...

Lisa Schirch receives funding from the Ford Foundation. I know the founder of Pol.is and Remesh platforms, mentioned in this article, as well as Maria Ressa of Rappler Communities. I will not benefit ...