This March a bill was reintroduced in the US House and Senate that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in certain mechanized operations in the logging industry under parental supervision. Timber industry groups have strongly backed the legislation. For Wendy Bostwick, the news was a nightmare. Bostwick’s son Cole, who had just turned 18,...Read More

The European Commission has launched an investigation to determine whether Snapchat exposed minors to grooming and criminal recruitment, potentially breaching EU digital safety laws. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Snapchat is a social media platform where users share photos and videos that typically disappear after being viewed. Approximately 94.5 million Europeans had a Snapchat account in 2025, according...Read More

Published August 31, 2023 EPPC By Clare Morell 1. Severity of the Problem We have a severe public health crisis on our hands: America’s children and teenagers are literally dying from social media. They are more depressed and anxious than ever before. New data from the CDC shows that nearly 3 in 5 teen girls felt...Read More

Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday in Los Angeles. William Liang/AP Photo The dual verdicts signal a changing tide of public...Read More

Other organizations are speaking up about healthy AI usage, too. In a statement to TIME, Dr. Darlene King, chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s Mental Health IT Committee, said the organization is “aware of the potential pitfalls of AI” and working to finalize guidance to address some of those concerns. “Asking our patients how they...Read More

A jury in New Mexico on Tuesday found tech company Meta liable for harming children and misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms, ordering the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties for violating consumer protection laws. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez praised the result, saying : New Mexico is proud to...Read More

The Granville County Sheriff’s Office and Granville County Public Schools are warning parents about a dangerous TikTok challenge after a high schooler in the district took part in it.  The “Benadryl challenge,” encourages young people to take large, toxic doses of over-the-counter medications, like Benadryl, to the point the person trips out or hallucinates.  “We...Read More

Meta was found liable in the state of New Mexico on Tuesday for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms and for endangering children. The New Mexico case has been closely watched as a harbinger of what the company could face nationwide as the country grapples with the impact that social media platforms like...Read More

Social media challenges can be fascinating to teens, who can be both impulsive and drawn to behavior that gets attention. Some social media challenges, like the ALS ice bucket challenge or the mannequin challenge, can be fun and positive activities. But other challenges that pop up on the internet are dangerous and can lead to...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta culpable for failing to protect the state’s teenagers on the digital giant’s platforms and ordered the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to pay a $375 million penalty. The civil penalties were levied for violations of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws, The Albuquerque...Read More