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UK Prime Minister Starmer plans social media ban for under-16sBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to ban social media for children under 16, alongside restrictions on gaming and livestr...
UK PM Starmer says Britain will ban under-16s from using a range of social media appsBritain plans to ban children under 16 from using social media apps. Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated this move aims to protect young peo...
Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter's suicideA Canadian mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. She claims their AI chatbot, ChatGPT, encouraged her daughter'...
From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessNations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...
Quote of the day by Alan Watts: 'A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So, he loses touch with reality...' - How constant overthinking can quietly disconnect people from real life explained by the British-American writerModern life keeps people constantly occupied with thoughts, worries, notifications, and endless mental noise, which is why Alan Watts’s quo...
Laptops, tablets, learning apps in schools across U.S. facing backlashes. Here's whyIn Los Angeles, concerned parents last year formed a group, Schools Beyond Screens, and pressured the district by speaking out at school bo...
Quote of the Day by Hermann Hesse: ‘The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money…’ - Why too much comfort can leave people emotionally emptyQuote of the Day: Hermann Hesse's quote warns that power, money, or pleasure can consume individuals if they become their sole focus. Moder...
Ahead of Greek social media ban, parents desperate to separate children from phonesAs Greece prepares to impose a ban on social media use for those under 15, the initiative aims to shield youth from potential addiction and...
'Sorry, Papa. Korea is our life…': Heartbreaking diary note of 3 sisters reveals tragic obsession with Korean games, leaving family in tearsKorean lover game: Three sisters in Ghaziabad died by suicide after jumping from their ninth-floor apartment. The girls, aged 16, 14, and 1...
Majority of parents surveyed admit children addicted to online platformsThe online survey conducted between November 15 and December 18, 2025, found that 25 per cent of urban Indian parents surveyed still believ...
Gaming club finds a 'win-win' business model with course to curb gaming addiction in children, and the fee might surprise youChina's esports scene faces a challenge. Gaming addiction is rising among young people. An esports club in Hebei offers courses to help chi...
Videogame firms hit with EU complaint over 'tricking consumers'Videogame companies Epic Games, Electronic Arts, Roblox, and others face an EU consumer complaint for allegedly misleading gamers into spen...
TN law to place time, user curbs on all online gamesTamil Nadu is considering a law to regulate online and real money games, with restrictions on playtime and usage, mirroring the central gov...
Majority of Indian parents say their kids addicted to social media, OTT: SurveyThe survey further revealed that 73% of urban Indian parents surveyed want the data protection law to ensure mandatory parental consent is ...
Social media addiction is real! 40% Indian parents admit their tween kids addicted to smartphonesThe report is based on responses from over 65,000 parents from 287 districts.
Bengali film 'Habji Gabji' shows how 2 yrs of pandemic and online exposure affected childrenThe film revolves round a successful working couple whose lives plunge into turmoil due to their child's addiction to mobile games.
Base online gaming norms on genre, age classifications: Indiatech to GovtStartup grouping IndiaTech writes to IT minister to set standards similar to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). IndiaTech want...
Govt must regulate online gaming industry: Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar ModiThe BJP member said more than 43 crore people are into online gaming currently, and the number is projected to increase to 65.7 crore by 20...
From recreation to education, tech is everywhere. How does one find the fine line between its benefits & harm?In 2016, over 19.5% adolescents in Bengaluru were addicted to gaming, and 15.5% to mobile phones.
Game over! Uncle Xi has an eye on online play timeChinese government wants parents to stop their kids from spending more than an hour a day on their electronics for non-educational purposes.