DW - South Africa on MSN2h
Is a Social Media Ban Coming for Kids in Indonesia?
The Indonesian government is planning a social media ban for kids. It’s not clear yet what age the ban will target. What are ...
The New Republic on MSN5d
Are Cell Phones Really Destroying Kids’ Mental Health?
How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness has set off alarms and panic from local school ...
KETV Omaha6d
Don't get hustled by social media apps
INTO WORK. STATE LEADERS IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA ARE GOING AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA APPS. THEY SAY IT’S CAUSING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN KIDS. SOME MIGHT SAY KIDS NEED TO BE REGULATED, BUT IT’S NOT ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana13d
Senate panel OKs plan to require parental permission for social media use by kids under 16
A Senate committee voted 10-1 Wednesday to approve legislation barring children less than 16 years old from accessing any social media outlets unless a parent explicitly consents to their child's use.
USA Today12d
Parents, do you limit access to social media and technology or let it fly? Tell us. | Opinion
It can be a blessing to let our kids sit quietly with technology when ... with smartphones in their hands in a world of evolving social media. This is why we're asking you, the readers, parents ...
The Australian12d
Indonesia signals social media ban for kids
MP Dave Laksono argued that there was a need for government intervention to protect the nation’s children from the negative impacts of social media. “We must ensure that our children do not ...
Psychology Today12d
A Brief History of Moral Panics about Kids and Media
The Video Game Panic of the 1990s and Early 21 ... the main panic today is about kids and smartphones, especially kids’ uses of social media on smartphones. That fear, too, will fade before ...
Education Week18d
Social Media Issues for Kids Shaping Up to Be ‘Unpredictable’ in 2025
Donald Trump back in the White House, Elon Musk's growing influence, and the end of fact checkers at Facebook could mean big ...
Asia One3d
'It's so easy to access videos with sexual content': Some parents call for social media ban
Dr Natalie Games, a clinical psychologist at Alliance ... and support them in their struggle to manage their children’s use of social media. More than half of her clients, especially teenagers ...
The Straits Times3d
‘She was trying to hide it’: Online harms lead to some parents wanting social media ban
Dr Natalie Games, a clinical psychologist at Alliance ... and support them in their struggle to manage their children’s use of social media. More than half of her clients, especially teenagers ...
Only disconnect: Digital detox camps and other ways to reduce kids’ screen time
Parents here turn to nature camps and sports to encourage physical activity and social interaction. Read more at straitstimes ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN15h
Social media isn’t the only cause of mental health woes among Texas youth, advocates say
Social media’s danger on youth mental health has captured the attention of Texas lawmakers, at times, eclipsing focus on ...