Sadie Robertson grew up with her life displayed for thousands to see on national television when Duck Dynasty first hit the scene. It was a ritual that became normal for her as she grew up with cameras in and around her every day life. Now at 28 years old, Sadie is married and has three...Read More
It’s easy to think of social media as the villain in every teen’s story, but it doesn’t have to be. Focusing only on the negatives overlooks an important reality: social media can help teens connect, create, and discover who they are — especially when guided to use it thoughtfully and safely. The Benefits of Social...Read More
More than 60% of Australian children are still using social media despite the country’s ban for under-16s, according to new data from the Molly Rose Foundation, casting doubt on whether governments can police such restrictions even as more countries impose them. Three in five who had accounts on restricted platforms before the ban came into...Read More
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Despite evidence suggesting that teen social media bans in Australia are not yet having the intended impact, officials in the EU are pushing ahead with their own plans for teen social media bans. Bloomberg reported that Emmanuel...Read More
Preaching sexual abstinence to youth was popular for a number of decades, but research repeatedly found that such educational messages fell short in their intended goals. Simply telling youth not to have sex failed to delay the initiation of sex, prevent pregnancies, or stop the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases. Since the advent of photo- and video-sharing via...Read More
Updated April 14, 2026, 5:03 p.m. ET Her proposal would require social media accounts to have default settings to limit usage to two hours a day for all users under 18. This legislation will be included in the supplemental budget that Healey is set to file in the afternoon on April 14. Healey said she...Read More
Kate Bowman, the wife of former Maroon 5 bassist Mickey Madden, has filed for divorce form the musician, two weeks after accusing him of abuse and sexting teenagers. The fashion influencer filed for divorce on Wednesday after just three months of marriage, according to TMZ. She listed ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for their split, but did...Read More
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The Andhra Pradesh government is exploring issuing “age tokens” integrated with DigiLocker to verify the age of social media users and prevent underage access to harmful online content. This is part of its plan to regulate social media use among children. The government says it wants to address growing concerns over online safety, especially for...Read More
You’re understandably, and I think appropriately, very critical of the tech executives here. But I’d also note that parents gave kids these phones, and schools allowed them, and regulators did nothing for a decade. So if we’re assigning blame for this situation, how much falls on everyone else involved? I would say close to zero,...Read More
