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Scrolling to doom? Here's what happens to kids when they are exposed to social media early in their lives
Researchers have been raising red flags for years, suggesting that too much screen time at a young …
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Norway wants to ban under-15s from social media, and expects an 'uphill battle'
Norway plans to ban social media for children under 15, expanding existing laws which have been wid…
Mikhaila Friel
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Australia wants to ban kids under 16 from social media as world governments seek to crack down on the 'addictive' apps
Australia announced plans to ban children under 16 from accessing social media in an effort to curb…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Most adults agree: Ban phones in schools. But that's the easy part — social media is the harder question.
Nearly 70% of adults in a recent Pew survey said cellphones should be banned during class time. Tha…
Katie Notopoulos
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The hot social media platform after Brazil's X ban: Bluesky
Bluesky has attracted millions of new users just days after Brazil banned its competitor, X.
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Meta banned accounts tracking Musk and Trump's private jets. The student behind them says he's lost faith in big social media platforms.
Jack Sweeney first made headlines in 2022 when Musk suspended the jet-tracking accounts from X — no…
Beatrice Nolan
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk's social media posts have had a 'sudden boost' since July, new research reveals
The research further found that since July, other conservative and right-wing X accounts have perfo…
PTI
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Mark Zuckerberg said social media on phones can be 'anti-social,' which is part of why he cares about Ray-Ban smart glasses
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called social media apps on phones an "anti-social form factor," which is …
Lloyd Lee
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Hashtags 'Boycott Netflix' and 'Ban Maharaj Film' trend on social media ahead of Aamir Khan's son Junaid's debut
Hashtags like 'Boycott Netflix' and 'Ban Maharaj Film' trended on social media on Thursday with a s…
PTI
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Wealthy Chinese influencers are being banned from social media for flaunting lavish lifestyles
A social media influencer dubbed "China's Kim Kardashian" lost access to his accounts after China l…
Jyoti Mann
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The 2 social media apps Gen Z and millennials can agree on
Gen Z uses Snapchat and TikTok more than millennials, who use Facebook more, but they seem to agree…
Sarah Jackson
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I tried a 'kid-safe' smartphone with no social media. I loved it but would change one thing.
Gabb makes kid-safe smartphones that have texting and music but no social media or internet. Parent…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Kids should be banned from smartphones until 13 and social media until 18, a major French study says
A French government-backed report said children under 13 should be banned from smartphones, and fro…
Thibault Spirlet
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Social media has gotten so bad that America's top doctor is intervening
The labels would require congressional approval. And Murthy's comparison to cigarette warnings migh…
Dan DeFrancesco
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'Likes' no longer public on X to protect users' privacy
X users will be now be able to unhesitatingly like posts on the social media platform without anyon…
ANI
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'Intellectual influencers' will soon be taking over your social-media feeds
The barrier to influencing is lower than ever, meaning viewers are more discerning, and content cre…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Social media isn't like cigarettes, and a warning label won't help much
A warning label for social media can't hurt, but it probably won't help much.
Katie Notopoulos
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Brazil's ban on X silences celebrity fan accounts
More than 20 million users in Brazil have lost access to X after the site once known as Twitter was…
Beatrice Nolan
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Putin's social media ban cost Russia's economy more than $4 billion last year
Russia experienced 1,353 hours of internet disruption last year, which cost its economy $4.02 billi…