California bill would require parent bloggers to delete content of minors on social media

The legislation would require the parent or other relative to delete or edit the content within 10 business days of receiving ...

Having a conversation and creating best practices for your child’s social media use

Earlier this week a jury in California this found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services.

Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, child safety advocates

It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young ...
Decrypt

What Is Bluesky? The Decentralized Social Media Rival to Elon Musk's X

While Bluesky seems familiar on the surface, the AT protocol architecture it runs on has the potential to be revolutionary.

Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety

A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
Reuters

One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after social media ban

SYDNEY, March 13 (Reuters) - One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, ‌industry data showed, raising ...
Forbes

If Social Media Is So Bad For Us, Why The Need For Bans?

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: In this photo illustration, the Facebook and Instagram apps are seen on the screen of an iPhone on October 04, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Social media ...
CNBC

India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says

India is discussing age-based social media restrictions with social media companies, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday. Any crackdown in India, a country of 1.4 billion people, could have a ...
Gizmodo

Countries Across Europe Take Action to Ban Social Media for Minors

Under-16 social media bans are picking up steam across Europe. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis was the latest leader to praise a ban, saying that the experts he’s spoken to have said that social ...
CNBC

A 'quiet revolution': Why young people are swapping social media for lunch dates, vinyl records and brick phones

Account manager Matt Richards, 23, deleted all his social media apps from his phone last year, and was surprised to find that his life changed for the better. Richards had been using a smartphone ...
Wired

A Landmark Social Media Addiction Case Puts Big Tech on Trial

Annalee Schott used to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorithm allegedly ...
Engadget

Spain set to ban social media for children under 16

Spain will join the growing list of countries banning access to social media for children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. The law will apply to users under 16 years of age amidst a ...