Liddy Johnson, a high school sophomore, remembers getting her first cellphone and downloading social media. Her parents took ...
A bipartisan bill similar to Utah’s recent efforts to regulate teen social media use was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate Tuesday by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
SALT LAKE CITY — For several years now, local, state and even federal officials have been warning teenagers about the dangers of sending or sharing explicit pictures, either on social media or ...
The Kids Off Social Media Act would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies ...
PERRY, Ga. — Soon, Georgia's teens could have their social media accounts regulated, to make sure anyone younger than 16 has ...
The warnings from Haidt, Turkle, and others appear to have been influential in some political circles. Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, recently signed a bill banning children under fourteen ...
Social media, with all its potential harms, can also be something that fosters healthy dialogue, fun and safe boundaries for ...
“I believe Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy,” Haugen said in testimony before Congress. Parents are worried. And experts confirm they should be.
A Utah mother is fighting for her teenage daughter’s access to diabetes medicine. Ruby Smart, 15, has been taking Levemir (detemir) insulin since she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than ...
Momentum has been building to force social media companies to make their products safer for kids. But some of the solutions getting the most attention, while well intended, don’t address the ...
Georgia's Senate Bill 351, if signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp, will mandate parental permission for children under 16 to create social media accounts. The bill also prohibits social media use ...
Teenagers are increasingly using social media to self-diagnose their mental health issues, alarming parents and advocates who say actual care should be easier to access. A poll by EdWeek Research ...