By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under ...

The debate over children and social media is often framed as a question of parental control or technological inevitability.

Chris Janson sounded off in an interview about some of the truths that we face in American culture, saying, “Society teaches us to pretend we’re happy,” and it’s due to social media’s influence. The ...

Speaking to a packed crowd at Battell Chapel on Wednesday, the social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt ’85 invoked the biblical tale of the tower of Babel as a metaphor for the harms caused by ...

Using social media platforms for long periods has little to no association with mental health indicators like depression, anxiety and stress, according to new research. However, another recently ...

Successful real-world communities follow a few basic rules that maintain civility and order. These rules are neglected in social media. Indeed, they may be turned completely upside down. That is why ...

The challengers lost in court, so Florida’s law banning young teens from having their own social media accounts can now go into effect. Passed with bipartisan support, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 3 ...

As it stands there is no UK law that bans under-16s from using social media platforms outright but the Online Safety Act requires social media companies to protect children from harmful or ...

I noticed the compulsive behaviors first. The way, at any pause or break in my day, my finger clicked the Instagram or X app on my phone, seemingly without my consent. Eating a snack? Click. Sitting ...

Is social media harming my well-being? This is a question I often ask myself, wondering if I should keep using it or take a deliberate break from it. As someone who follows the science of well-being, ...