Parents who make a profit from online videos featuring their children may have to think twice before posting them because of ...

Kids spend too much time on their phones...scrolling through videos, social media, or playing online games for hours. All of this is impacting their mental health.

New laws aimed at protecting kids online won’t work, and could even make things worse. Parents, not politicians, are the best ...

Michael Sammaciccia, Nikki Reed, Brent Coble, Angela Vargas, and Chris Viscardi. Image credit: Michael Gauthier. Five former Nickelodeon colleagues had been holding a series of informal meetings to ...

Nebraska is the latest state to crack down on how kids can use social media. The state's governor, Jim Pillen, recently signed into law a package of bills aimed at restricting certain social media ...

The research team, led by Jason Nagata, MD, MSc, associate professor in UCSF’s Department of Pediatrics, examined data following nearly 12,000 kids aged 9 to 10 years and then three years later at 12 ...

Viewpoints California can protect kids’ mental health through social media labels | Opinion By Jim Steyer and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Special to The Sacramento Bee April 20, 2025 6:00 AM ...

AB 56 would require social media platforms to display clear warning labels about potentially harmful effects on youth mental health and well-being.

Jana Kramer ’s “trial run” of letting her kids use social media was short-lived. “Jolie’s asked about Coverstar for a long time,” Kramer, 41, shared on the Monday, April 7, episode of ...

Efforts to limit digital media use among kids don’t appear to be working, as more than 70% of 11-year-olds surveyed have their own smartphone, with many acquiring them by the age of 8 and a half.

A previous Common Sense Media study found that teenagers spend an average of 8.5 hours per day on screens — not for school-related purposes, but for social media, scrolling, and texting.