Social media firms head to court over harms to children’s mental health
For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices that addict...
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Takeaways: Mark Zuckerberg testifies for the first time ever on social media and children’s mental health
Los Angeles — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday testified before a jury for the first time about accusations that...
Social media is hurting kids’ memory, vocabulary: study
It might finally be time to set those parental controls. New research suggests that social media isn’t just feeding your...
More young people in California struggling with anxiety, stress and social media, study finds
Credit: Pexels / Cottonbro Studio Top Takeaways More California youth report poor mental health compared to 2023. Top stressors include...
Social media use linked to lower reading, memory scores in preteens : Shots
Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto/Getty Images Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in...
NYC sues social media companies for allegedly addicting children
New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental...
