Although social media can have benefits, it can also have significant negative consequences for mental health.

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg communications professor Jessica Ghilani likens the design of social media platforms to casinos without windows. The introduction of algorithmic sorting to ...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah stated that social media would be prohibited for minors below 16 "to prevent the adverse effects of ...

Children and adolescents vulnerable to addictive design of infinite scrolling and attention-driven algorithms, mental health professional says - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Battles are emerging between tech companies and governments that are trying to limit the harm to children and adolescents ...

ATLANTA — A Georgia Senate committee studying the impact of social media and artificial intelligence on children will meet again Wednesday. It's the third meeting of the Senate Study Committee on the ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has proposed a ban on social media usage for children under 16 to prevent rising addiction among students. This initiative was presented during the state budget ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teenagers look at their mobile phone screens during an interview with Reuters about the bill aimed at banning the use of social ...

Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm ...

LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Britain is seeking the views of parents and children on whether to ban access to social media for ...

Karnataka has announced a ban on social media use for children under 16, citing concerns over digital addiction. The state is the first in India to introduce such a measure, though details on ...

Karnataka proposes a ban on social media for under-16s to tackle mental health and academic concerns amid rising smartphone use.