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Gen Z vs Indian parents: Should today's youth struggle just because their parents had to? Man questions 'romanticizing poverty' attitudeA viral X post has sparked a conversation about whether Gen Z should be expected to face the same struggles as previous generations. The po...- 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...
- ‘I'd choose smoking over social media for my kids’: Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen's controversial comment goes viral, sparks debateDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sparked controversy comparing children's social media use to smoking. She later apologized, stating...
- Big Tech turns to Sesame Street, Girl Scouts to deflect scrutiny over kids' screen timeTech giants Meta and Google funded trusted children's brands to teach responsible tech use. This occurred even as their apps were designed ...
- ‘Want them to know what it is like being a human’: Actor Madhavan shares Hollywood star Hugh Grant's advice on keeping children away from smartphones, tablets and laptopsActors R Madhavan and Hugh Grant are speaking out against excessive technology use. Grant shared his personal practice of taking technology...
- Rising digital addiction prompts call for age-based online accessScreen impact addictive use of smartphones, gaming and social media linked to lost study hours, lower productivity, sleep disruption and ri...
- Economic Survey: Rising digital addiction prompts call for age-based online accessIndia's Economic Survey warns of a digital addiction crisis. It proposes age-based online access and school digital wellness programs. Meas...
- 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...
- 'Smartphones are the new cigarettes': How homework to family messages are making kids addicted and how to deal with itSmartphone addiction among children is a growing concern. Health experts are drawing parallels to cigarettes and alcohol. Excessive screen ...
- To curb internet addiction, China limits smartphone usage among children and teensChina is introducing new regulations to limit smartphone usage among its youth, due to growing concerns surrounding internet addiction and ...
- China wants children to spend less time on smartphones, might mandate "minor mode"The proposal, which is open for public comment, would expand the Chinese government's efforts to regulate aspects of children's online acti...
- Chinese youth to have smartphone, internet use curbedUnder the restrictions, set to come into force on September 2 following a public consultation, anyone under the age of 18 will be cut off f...
- 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.
- Tackling smartphone addiction: Yavatmal village bans mobiles for minorsIn modern times, smartphone addiction has emerged as a huge problem, especially among young children. Now a village in Maharashtra's Yavatm...
- 23.8% of children use smartphones while in bed, 37.15% losing concentration: MoS ITMinister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told the Lok Sabha in a written reply that the Meity does not have any specif...
- Steady decline in daily new COVID-19 cases reported in last 17 days in India: GovtTalking about the effect of the pandemic on children and young people, AIIMS, Delhi director Randeep Guleria noted, "Children suffered coll...
- Feeling agitated in the absence of your smartphone? 23% millennials are addicted to the devicePSU was defined as any behaviour linked to smartphones that has the features of an addiction.
- Ringing the changes on childhoodPhone-addicted parents seek to reverse the addiction they’ve passed on to the kids.
- Kids cannot be left to their own devicesThat there are even part-time nanny spotters and spies to ensure that childcare professionals (or their charges) are not sneaking a dekko o...
- 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.
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