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

Gen Z and millennials deleting their social media platforms cite the increasing pressures of being online as well as the ...
CNET

Social Media Apps Blamed by Many Teens for Mental Health Struggles

Samantha Kelly is a freelance writer with a focus on consumer technology, AI, social media, Big Tech, emerging trends and how they impact our everyday lives. Her work has been featured on CNN, NBC, ...

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about ...
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Indonesia to Ban YouTube, TikTok, Other Social Media Apps for Children Under 16

Indonesia to Ban YouTube, TikTok, Other Social Media Apps for Children Under 16 ...
Forbes

Teens Are Already Outsmarting Australia’s Social Media Ban

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. Australia may have blocked social media apps for those under 16, but kids are already ...

What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as ...
The Nation Online

Is social media addictive?

A case has started in the US in which a Califonia woman, known as Kelly GM in court, complained how using Meta Platforms’ Instagram and Google’s YouTube as a child affected her mental health.

Plaintiff in landmark social media trial testifies that apps affected her 'self-worth'

Now 20 years old, the plaintiff — identified in court documents by her initials "K.G.M." — detailed how her social media use ...