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Surgeon General: For Our Kids’ Safety, Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning

One of the most important lessons I learned in medical school was that in an emergency, you don’t have the…

Health

Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms

Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental…

World

I Love Facebook. That’s Why I’m Suing Meta.

While it’s become fashionable to dump on the aging social media platform Facebook, I quite enjoy using it. Many of…

Business

Florida Passes Sweeping Bill to Keep Young People Off Social Media

The measure would bar networks like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from giving accounts to children under 16.

World

Avert Your Eyes, Avoid Responsibility and Just Blame TikTok

We’re in a season of hand-wringing and scapegoating over social media, especially TikTok, with many Americans and politicians missing that…

World

Does Social Media Perpetuate Inequality?

For some people, social media is inconsequential — a cat photo here, a banana slip TikTok there. For others, it’s…

World

If Your Child Is Addicted to TikTok, This May Be the Cure

Children are suffering under the weight of social media. New York lawmakers believe they have a strategy to halt the…

Health

Is Social Media Addictive? Here’s What the Science Says.

A major lawsuit against Meta has placed a spotlight on our fraught relationship with online social information.

World

New Laws on Kids and Social Media Are Stymied by Industry Lawsuits

Federal judges in three states have blocked children’s privacy and parental oversight laws, saying they very likely violate free speech…

World

New Laws on Kids and Social Media Are Stymied by Industry Lawsuits

Federal judges in three states have blocked children’s privacy and parental oversight laws, saying they very likely violate free speech…

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