Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may ...

When Mark Zuckerberg took the stand before a Los Angeles jury two weeks ago and testified about social media and children's mental health, he addressed a question that has plagued parents and society ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I used to run mental health for the state of Indiana, but I’m a recovering lawyer by trade. That mismatch means people often ask ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and teaches parents, students and teachers how to manage screentime. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is ...

Luca Hagop, 15, spent more than 34 hours a week on Instagram, mostly sharing random pet videos with her friends. Amelie Tomlinson, 14, uses Snapchat to connect with friends and has almost nobody's ...

Sam Bowman is the editor of Works in Progress magazine. A lot of parents worry about their kids and the internet. Fears about social media addiction and age-inappropriate content have already led ...

Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it.

The latest endorsement of banning children under 16 from social media? The CEO of social media platform Pinterest. Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Following the Australian government's social media ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are in good company in their efforts to restrict social media access for the state’s youngest residents. Enforcing it is another matter entirely. That’s because such bans, ...

A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media platform Snapchat after his account was locked for age verification in Sydney on December 9, 2025. Reporter Kids in Australia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Mark Zuckerberg took the stand before a Los Angeles jury two weeks ago and testified about social media and children’s mental ...