Social media firms need to use better age verification technologies to keep children off their platforms, the U.K.'s ...

When my son Conall took his life at age 17, it was devastating to me and our entire family. Conall was a caring, empathetic, and bright young man, but he had also struggled for many years with anxiety ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Social media, artificial intelligence and internet safety could soon be taught to Tennessee middle and high schoolers under a bill on its way to Governor Bill Lee’s desk. The ...

Social media algorithms are designed to be addictive, especially for children, and can expose them to harmful content. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aims to hold social media companies accountable ...

GLAAD issued its “alarming” Social Media Safety Index report on Tuesday, which found that, after significant rollbacks in protected speech, social media platforms are overwhelmingly failing to protect ...

From putting the onus on tech firms to investing in digital literacy, here's what campaigners suggest.

By Paul Sandle and Marissa Davison LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York State Attorney General Letitia James wants Congress to put warning labels on social media platforms. She supports Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s call for warning ...

Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.

On March 31, 2025, a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, granted summary judgment for the plaintiff in NetChoice, LLC v. Griffin, a case in which NetChoice, ...

A main feature of a social media platform is a feed where users can discover shared imagery and commentary. The feed is designed to attract people’s attention. Social media feeds have commercial value ...