Australia has banned social media for kids under 16. A U.S. parent and public health leader explains why bans may miss the real risks—and what may work better.

Australia’s experiment is the first of its kind, but the evidence from alcohol, drug, and other bans is promising.

Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused ...

Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused ...

Longstanding concerns exist about excessive social media use causing mental health problems. The best evidence for this view comes from longitudinal studies showing that earlier social media use leads ...

This tidbit from the history of railroad safety is also a rejoinder to one of the laziest criticisms of The Anxious Generation, a new book from New York University professor Jonathan Haidt on the ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...

TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of encouraging social media addiction. “[The plaintiff, identified ...

Much has been said about rises in mental health problems reported by younger people over the past 20 years. It is estimated that the prevalence of anxiety for 18-to-25-year-olds was about 8% in 2008, ...