Platforms like Instagram and TikTok expose minors to cognitive risks such as anxiety, sleep disruption, and reduced attention spans. They also bring risks of cyberbullying, exposure to harmful or inappropriate content, online grooming, and data privacy violations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Greece just decided to ban access to social media for children under the age of 15,...Read More
For years, parents have been advised to limit kids’ social media time as much as possible. But mounting evidence suggests the story isn’t that simple. The relationship between social media and youth well-being is complex, nonlinear, and influenced by age, gender, and context. The topic is also driving major legal and political attention: Meta CEO...Read More
Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, its communication and digital affairs minister said on Friday. Meutya Hafid said in a statement to media said that she signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can no longer have accounts on high-risk digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook,...Read More
New York — Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know exactly how addictive their platforms can be to teens. And they continue to target teen users anyway. Those are allegations a group of school districts is making in a lawsuit against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own...Read More
Meta, YouTube and Snapchat are already under scrutiny for risks they pose for young people. Now they are facing another hurdle in their home state. California lawmakers are considering legislation to restrict social media use for teens and children under 16 years old. Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) and others introduced a bipartisan bill that...Read More
Latin American adolescents live online with unusual intensity, and new research is sharpening an uneasy question for the region: if social media is helping shape attention, emotion, and identity, then schools, families, and governments may soon face a public health challenge. A Region Raised on Connection In Latin America, adolescence increasingly unfolds on a screen...Read More
Although countries around the world are cracking down on the use of social media for the youngest in society, use of the platforms remains high among young adults. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In 19 of the 27 EU countries, more than 90% of young people aged 16 to 29 said they use social media networks in 2025,...Read More
Should primary physicians be responsible for screening teens for cyberbullying? A new article in Primary Care Clinical Office Practice calls for just that, but not all physicians agree. Doctors from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine are urging physicians, mainly those who treat teens, to ask their patients if they are experiencing mood shifts,...Read More
Three health stories are converging with a common thread: The power of prevention. CLEVELAND — When heart care comes to you, lives are saved For people living in rural and semi-rural communities, getting specialized medical care often means long drives, delayed diagnoses, and worse outcomes. A new study is putting hard numbers behind what many already...Read More
