Calls for banning social media for young people are rising. A U.S. parent and public health leader explains why bans may miss the real risks — and what may work better.
Australia’s experiment is the first of its kind, but the evidence from alcohol, drug, and other bans is promising.
Lee Tilghman reflects on logging off at the height of her career.
The assumption that social media use harms teens has always relied on an inconclusive body of research.
Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poppy Coburn in her teenage years It’s become very unfashionable to enjoy using the internet. What was once breathlessly ...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...
Banning kids on social media today will hurt tomorrow's internet.
This tidbit from the history of railroad safety is also a rejoinder to one of the laziest criticisms of The Anxious Generation, a new book from New York University professor Jonathan Haidt on the ...