With the holidays just around the corner — and the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence not far behind — a local ...

Australia is actually doing this. As of December 10, no one under 16 will be allowed to have an account on TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram, or basically any other platform an average teen might ...

Malaysia is following Australia's lead in introducing a minimum age requirement for young people to use the popular platforms Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

A generation growing up with algorithmic feeds is not suffering “brain damage,” but their attention, emotions and habits are being shaped in powerful ways. For many families, the first smartphone or ...

Matthew Bergman in his Upper East Side apartment on Nov. 17, 2025. Senior Correspondent One afternoon last summer, Matthew Bergman sat on a bench outside a courtroom in downtown Manhattan. The founder ...

In striking new statistics, experts warn of social media's growing grip on young people, with use among children and teens soaring by more than 200% since before COVID and showing no sign of decline.

Fintel reports that on November 11, 2025, Lake Street downgraded their outlook for DHI Group (NYSE:DHX) from Buy to Hold. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 250.81% Upside As of November 9, 2025, the ...

Denmark’s government unveiled plans to ban social media access for anyone under 15, in one of Europe’s toughest moves yet to curb young people’s exposure to harmful online content, the Associated ...

More schools and governments are turning to tech bans to try to keep kids off screens. Do they work? By Natasha Singer I cover tech, teens and schools. Bullying. Sextortion. Body-shaming. Self-harm.

From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — in one of the toughest online crackdowns in the ...

Few parenting issues spark quite as much debate these days as the question of how much screen time and social media is too much for kids. They've become such an ingrained part of life that many find ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...