New Scientist on MSN5d
Smartphones may be beneficial to children – if they avoid social media
In the ongoing debate over the benefits and harms of smartphone use in children, initial data from a US survey suggests the ...
Phones aren’t always bad for kids. Social media does the real harm
According to a study courtesy of the University of South Florida, owning a phone can actually yield positive outcomes. It’s ...
Seeing ‘a raging battle’ to limit screen time, NC may ban social media for kids under 14
The bill would also require parental consent for 14-year-olds and 15-year-olds to maintain their own social media accounts.
The New York Sun7d
Dozens of States Weigh Cell Phone Bans as Attorneys General Sue Social Media for Addicting Children to Devices
With health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drawing criticism for suggesting biological harms to children from cell phones, ...
Will banning social media or smartphones help curb misogyny? Experts disagree
The hit Netflix series Adolescence has fueled discussion about banning social media and smartphones for children. But experts ...
USA Today11d
Yes, border control can go through your phone. What travelers should know amid crackdown
A recent string of legal U.S. residents being detained or deported following information found on their cell phones is worrying ... comes to searching electronic media. These searches are rare ...
Irish Examiner on MSN10h
Are we really 'addicted' to our phones — and is a school ban the right move?
We are not 'addicted' to our phones, say leading Irish cyberpsychologists, and banning them, or social media, in schools will ...
‘Adolescence’ will be shown in schools across the UK to spark conversations on social media harm
The makers of Netflix's teenage drama “Adolescence” have sparked a conversation on how to protect children from violent ...
The U.K. Government Wouldn’t Ban Phones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.
In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign ...