Teens and adults don't understand the consequences of cyber bullying and extortion through social media, said attorney Patrick Caver, and more education is needed to alert them to the dangers. He and ...

Adolescents with mental health conditions spend more time on social media and engage differently online than their mentally ...

Every day, thousands of parents exploit child “influencers” too young to run their own social media accounts. Many of these ...

The North Carolina House of Representatives voted on a variety of bills Tuesday, including legislation on social media protections for minors, children's medical records, and school calendar ...

Parents are constantly telling us that they are really worried about the impact that social media is having on their children. 'And they say they are really struggling to manage access to social ...

Virginia limits social media access for minors to one hour per day, seeking to protect their mental well-being amid growing ...

Patterson said social media has had harmful effects on children. “Social media companies don’t care about what content they’re feeding you and your children,” Patterson said.

“I’m not going to act on something that will have a profound impact on every single child ... lead to sleep deprivation over ...

The issues are worse for teens. In May 2023, the Surgeon General released an advisory on social media effects on youth mental health. Social media can expose teens to bullying and peer pressure ...

Social media exposes children to violent and explicit content that often contributes to bullying and depression, among other harmful effects, he said. “Social media companies don’t care about ...

He said it would be appropriate to wait to see the effects of Australia’s ban on social media for children. However, opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins said he was open to the idea.