Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. It seems inevitable that more regions will adopt teen social media bans as social platforms continue to get scrutinized for their impact and politicians look for answers to address respective constituent concerns. Right now, Meta, along with...Read More
Fury over the parole release of a child sex predator has now made its way to the state legislature, where Democrats are moving closer to the middle to address a loophole that let it happen. Both Republicans and Democrats advanced a bill Tuesday that would limit who would be eligible for an elderly parole hearing....Read More
A bill that would ban children under a certain age from owning or using social mediaaccounts was changed slightly in the Indiana Senate to remove language that would have required a curfew for adolescents from using the apps after a certain time. Senate Bill 199was changed Monday to no longer mandate a time limit for...Read More
Updated April 7, 2026, 12:20 p.m. ET The Massachusetts House of Representatives is planning on passing a bill April 8 that would ban social media use for children under 14 in the state. The measure was added to a bill, S. 2581, passed by the Senate in July 2025 that would ban cellphones for students...Read More
One group of teens will have access to social media totally disabled, while a second group will be limited to one hour per day on specific apps including Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. A third group will be blocked from social media between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., and a fourth will have regular access to...Read More
Wise Brothers—-Chattanooga, TN Could Banning Your Kids From Social Media Be Harmful? Pretty sure we can all agree, everyone could spend a lot less time on social media. But in the latest plot twist when it comes to kids and social media a new report says that banning kids from social media completely or using...Read More
Three months into Australia’s world-first teen social media ban, new data suggests that young Australians’ use of social media has only dropped modestly. While TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat all saw a decrease in use by Australians aged 10-15, the majority of teens who had been using the social media platforms pre-ban remained on the services...Read More
(WGGB/WSHM) — On Wednesday, lawmakers on Beacon Hill are expected to vote on a proposal aimed at kids and tech, including a social media ban for children under 14 and new restrictions on cell phones in schools. Supporters say this is about protecting kids from harmful content and addictive algorithms, and if it passes, social...Read More
Published: April 7, 2026 Photo from cottonbro studio via Pexels By Michaela Gordoni Nearly 100% of teens have smartphone access, and fear of missing out drives their constant connectivity. Online safety company, Bark, says social acceptance activates reward centers in the brain, which makes inclusion feel very important and exclusion very hurtful. And many teens...Read More
Nearly 95% of teens say they use social media, and about a third report using it “almost constantly,” according to Pew Research Center. That’s not just a statistic. It’s a reality shaping how kids think, socialize, and see themselves every day. And it’s exactly why, last night, I had a group of kids over at...Read More
