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INSTAGRAM EFFECT ON TEEN
No 'meaningful' shift from social media sites after Australia teen banDespite Australia’s recent legislation prohibiting social media access for those under 16, user habits remain largely unchanged, as indicat...
Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...
‘Ten years gone’, Patton Oswalt remembers late wife Michelle McNamara on her death anniversaryPatton Oswalt honored his late wife, true crime author Michelle McNamara, on the 10th anniversary of her death. McNamara, known for her wor...
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media banThe global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have encouraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
In wake of US social media verdicts, look at what limits other countries have imposed for kidsOn Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...
YouTube, TikTok engaging with Indonesia government on child social media blockTikTok and video platform YouTube are in discussions with Indonesia's government about its plan to block social media access for children u...
Trial against Meta in New Mexico highlights video depositions by top executivesProsecutors say the dangers of addiction to social media as well as child sexual exploitation on Meta's platforms weren't properly addresse...
Instagram shows more 'eating disorder adjacent' content to vulnerable teens, internal Meta research showsMeta surveyed 1,149 teens over the course of the 2023-2024 academic year about whether and how often they felt bad about their bodies after...
Instagram shows more 'eating disorder adjacent' content to vulnerable teens, internal Meta research showsRising concerns show that Instagram's impact on teen body image is troubling, with a notable increase in content about eating disorders app...
Instagram Launches New 'Teen Accounts' with Privacy Controls Amid Growing ConcernsInstagram has introduced new ‘Teen Accounts’ with enhanced privacy settings for users under 18, limiting their interactions and content exp...
Gen Z is addicted to YouTube: Pew survey finds 1 in 6 teens visit video sharing portal dailyThe Pew survey, which was published Monday, was conducted from Sept. 26 to Oct. 23 with 1,453 teens aged 13 to 17.
Meta launches more parental supervision tools for Instagram. Is it enough?Many of the features require minors - and their parents - to opt in, raising questions about how effective the measures are. Instagram, for...
Instagram to nudge teenagers away from harmful contentInstagram also mentioned that it is expanding parental supervision features on the app.
Instagram and teens: How to keep your kids safeExperts say open lines of communication, age limits and if necessary, activity monitoring are some of the steps parents can take to help ki...
Facebook research shows company knew of Instagram harm to teens, senators sayThe hearing in front of the Senate consumer protection subcommittee was called after the Wall Street Journal published several stories earl...
Foes united vs Facebook over Instagram's effect on teensMounting public pressure over the revelations have prompted Facebook to put on hold its work on a kids' version of Instagram, which the com...