This fall, researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington will launch an ambitious study to explore how teens' ...

The government and corporations should join forces to reduce teen mental health risks from social media, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a nonprofit that ...

It's the equivalent of putting our kids in cars with no seat belts, with no airbags, and having them drive on roads with no ...

Tuesday’s advisory notes that although there are some benefits, social media use presents “a profound risk of harm” for kids. It calls for increased research into social media’s impact on ...

Its impact is complicated. It depends on a lot of factors, including how it’s being used, the individual child who is using it, their particular risks and vulnerabilities, what the time on social ...

Hackers will try anything to gain access to our personal information, including our social media accounts. This runs from posing as Twitter employees, to impersonating reporters looking for a scoop.

By Matthew Cullen Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, gave an extraordinary public advisory today, warning of the risks of social media use for young people. He noted that while we don’t ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — In 2023, the US Surgeon General issued an advisory outlining the public health risks posed to children by social media; later, in June 2024, the Surgeon General began advocating ...

Teen girls were more likely to report being frequent users of social media at nearly 82% compared to 73% of teen boys. The report’s findings are based on results from the 2023 Youth Risk ...