Australia’s experiment is the first of its kind, but the evidence from alcohol, drug, and other bans is promising.

People now live inside a streaming media dome and need to understand the effects it has on shaping our beliefs and perspectives and the ways we manage our lives.

A landmark study uncovers the dangerous mechanisms behind likes, notifications, and personalised content that drive anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts among teenagers ...

In a solo-authored report for OONI, Maria Xynou documents the Ugandan Communications Commission's internet shutdown and subsequent social media blocks.

The ministry also said there had been a deliberate failure to inform South Africa of visits by Israeli officials — "unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms." ...

When I met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her visit to the U.S. in July 2024, she told me she never reads or watches the news because she doesn’t want the media to influence her approach ...

You’re reading Fault Lines, Jay Caspian Kang’s weekly column on politics and the media. Let’s say, for the sake of the following discussion, that we agree on the following: Teen-agers have First ...

YouTube's CEO Neal Mohan is the latest in a line of tech bosses who have admitted to limiting their children's social media use, as the harms of being online for young people have become more evident.

Foreign tourists to the U.S. could be required to disclose the past five years of their social media activity if a Tuesday rule proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is approved. “In order ...

Starting Dec. 10, Australia is the first country to ban social media for kids under 16. It's up to social media companies − including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, YouTube and others ...

The challengers lost in court, so Florida’s law banning young teens from having their own social media accounts can now go into effect. Passed with bipartisan support, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 3 ...

Michael Dezuanni receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Kim Osman and Lynrose Jane Genon do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...