In striking new statistics, experts warn of social media's growing grip on young people, with use among children and teens ...

There has been a swift buildup of lawsuits and legislation targeting social media companies and how they design their platforms for young users—and that momentum doesn’t show signs of slowing in 2025.

What is an NMK?” Deacon Marques Silva asked a room of parents. “Not my kids,” he answered, quoting a phrase he often hears ...

The facts are well-known at this point (Haidt, 2024): Beginning around 2010, large numbers of American teens bought smartphones and opened social media accounts. Since 2010, rates of anxiety, ...

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...

young girl studying and listening to music on the laptop sitting on the floor of the living room at home Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto / Getty Images/iStockphoto Preteens using increasing amounts ...

US social media personality and educator, Rachel Anne Accurso, professionally known as Ms. Rachel, has received her first ...

I have four kids − three teenagers and a preteen. And I've banned them from using (most) social media. Social media is addictive and exposes kids to an array of distractions and vices. I just don't ...

Anika Wells has hit out at claims of a rushed timeline for the social media ban, by highlighting the onus on companies, not ...

At this point, the negative impacts of social media on kids, teens, and young adults (to say nothing of its impacts on society at large) are pretty well established, and some experts on the matter ...