Current reporting, research and professional developments across Social Media, curated for psychologists and behavioral-health professionals.
By Christine Chen and Byron Kaye SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) - More than 8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban on the platforms for ...
More than 8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the tech firms failed to ...
Young people are far from just passive users who are easily influenced by social media, but actually make active choices, which tells us that we as educators, can help guide young people to make good ...
A panel of experts on Thursday urged the Japanese government to accelerate discussion on whether to introduce blanket age-based restr ...
Strengthening age-checking measures online to more accurately identify a user's age. This is one of the recommendations shared by a government-appointed panel that is studying the mental health impact ...
How much of what you see on social media comes from sources that repeatedly post falsehoods? And if that content quietly vanished from your feed, would you believe anything different months later?
Like the federal law, the California Consumer Privacy Act, passed in 2018, requires companies to obtain parental permission to collect data on kids under13. But it also protects teens between 13 and ...
A newly released draft law on combating cyberbullying has been praised by experts as a people-centered initiative that would establish a collaborative governance framework, uniting all sectors of ...
Concerns surrounding young people’s screen time are widespread. Australia became the first country to ban social media for users under 16 in December 2025, and Denmark, France and the U.K. have since ...
Unlike previous generations, children now grow up in an environment where friendships, achievements, appearance and opinions are constantly displayed online ...
The Importance of Managing Screen Time How Much Screen Time is Healthy: In our modern world, devices like smartphones, laptops, TVs, and tablets play a crucial role in daily life. Many individuals ...
Discover how social media features like direct messaging and infinite scrolling can negatively impact youth mental health, with expert recommendations. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has started soliciting public opinions on a draft law against cyber abuse in a bid to prevent mass dissemination of content involving insults, defamation, ...
Schools are adopting empathy-led strategies to tackle bullying. Experts explain why counselling, early intervention and stronger collaboration can help create safer learning environments for every ...
These features were part of a report on findings and recommendations for healthier and safer social media use among youth. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Join experts at MediaNama event on July 31, age verification, child social media restrictions, platform design, privacy, and safety.
Problematic features identified by experts include algorithmically-curated feeds and follower metrics. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The government-appointed panel also called for a precautionary approach to regulating social media, stronger age checks, and greater support for parents and young users.
China is advancing its regulation of online content with a draft law targeting AI-generated cyberbullying.
China’s ongoing legislative and regulatory push to tackle online abuse has increasingly integrated measures targeting AI-enabled harassment, deepfakes, and automated abuse.The ...
China’s internet regulator has published draft cyberbullying rules that, per Reuters, cover AI-enabled abuse, with heavy detection and logging duties on platforms.
China's top internet regulator released a draft anti-cyberbullying law on Wednesday for public consultation, marking a significant step in the country's efforts to improve the online environment and ...
BEIJING, July 29 (Reuters) - China's cyberspace regulator on Wednesday released a draft law aimed at curbing cyberbullying, including AI-enabled abuse, as Beijing tightens oversight of online bullying ...
According to the petition, the children are increasingly being exposed to sexually explicit and age-inappropriate content, cyberbullying and addictive platform designs that adversely affect their ...
But once again, we've got someone spinning noncausal survey results as "social media is bad news for teenagers," despite the fact that most of the teens studied were only moderate users and problems ...
A supportive family environment may be one of the most effective ways to protect young people from the harmful effects of excessive social media use, according to a new study published in the journal ...
China on Wednesday released a draft law to combat cyberbullying and strengthen protection for victims of online abuse. The 60-article draft will remain open for public comment until Aug. 28, according ...
In what is said to be “one of the most comprehensive national assessments ever undertaken” on social media use by minors in Jamaica, the majority of citizens surveyed have baulked at a total ban but ...
Some Florida universities are expanding their communications programs to offer courses and degrees focused on social media influencing.
California is leading on kids’ data privacy in the U.S. but still lags internationally.
Send a personal recommendation to a friend.