Prime Minister calls senior leaders from some of the biggest social media companies into Downing Street Follows government taking powers to act quickly once its consultation concludes, including on measures to protect kids from social media harms PM puts children’s safety first and tells companies this is the time to meet the moment, address parents’...Read More

The move by the Australian Labor government has been met with uncritical and almost unanimous praise. This is perhaps unsurprising – after all, who wants to put his head above the parapet to look as if they’re defending, say, cyber-bullying or the online grooming of children, which the bill’s backers claim they are trying to...Read More

After delegates to last weekend’s Liberal Party national convention passed a resolution calling on the federal government to ban social media use for children under the age of 16, it was reported earlier this week that the government is very seriously considering the implementation of such a ban. Federal Culture Minister Marc Miller told reporters...Read More

NEED TO KNOW On April 15, Cole LaBrant posted a TikTok in response to speculation about his family’s move after their Nashville home went on the market for sale on April 13, denying it was due to child labor laws After the house listing went live, social media users and media outlets speculated about the...Read More

October 10, 2025 The University of Wisconsin–Madison and TAE Life Sciences, a biotechnology company specializing in targeted radiation therapy for cancer care, have signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, announcing the intention to launch the first accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) center in the United States. Source link ——————————————————– Click Here For The...Read More

Among the great many bogeymen of the current moment is social media, which stands accused of making young people anxious and unhappy. Whatever the merits of those charges—and they’re debatable—politicians have predictably tried to address concerns by applying the blunt instrument of coercive law to kids’ online activities rather than simply let parents help their...Read More

Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto/Getty Images Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That’s according to a new study that suggests a link between social media use and poorer cognition in teens. The findings are published...Read More

MARIETTA, Okla. – The heroic actions of the Pauls Valley High School principal who took down an active shooter last week is putting school safety top of mind with many looking at how school districts are keeping students safe. The suspect Victor Hawkins is in custody, and his bail is set at $1 million. April...Read More

Youth in rural communities are at high risk for behaviors such as bullying and sexting. Yet rural areas often lack mental health resources for youth and support for caregivers. With a series of virtual trainings and podcasts, a WVU counseling researcher aims to move the needle. (WVU Photo/Maddy Watson) A researcher at West Virginia University...Read More

Matt Purcell was just six years old when a group of older boys stuffed him in a council bin and left him to stew in the juices. It was the final act following months of daily school bus bullying that the Korean-Australian had been keeping to himself. “I was an adoptee from South Korea and...Read More