PCMag

New York to Introduce Mental Health Warning Labels for Social Media

New York has become the fourth state to require social platforms to carry the same type of health warning labels we know from ...

The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.
The New York Times

Why Some Countries May Copy Australia’s Ban on Children’s Use of Social Media

Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Australia’s social media lockout begins as teens face digital exile

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australian teenagers will wake to a new digital reality on Thursday when Meta begins systematically locking them out of Facebook and ...
NPR

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Yope and Lemon8 surge as teen users look for new home

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Under-16s hoping to find a new online home once they’re barred from Snapchat and TikTok in a matter of days may find the process tougher ...