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Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving 6,554 adolescents aged 9–13 found that those who spent more time on social ...

Alex Beattie receives funding from The Royal Society Te Apārangi. He is a recipient of a Marsden Fast Start Grant. Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of ...

SYDNEY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Australia has launched a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign that depicts its world-first ban on social media for teenagers as "for the good of our kids" ahead of its ...

Recent years have seen alarming increases in youth self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Parents, educators, and mental health experts are naturally concerned, and many blame social media. Governments have ...

Major global outage impacts popular apps and websites, looking at the safety of the NFL, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x Earlier this week, a heartwarming post about a girl, a puppy, and a police ...

SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law mandating health warning labels for social media, making California the latest U.S. state to wield a rule originally designed to curb ...

Major global outage impacts popular apps and websites, looking at the safety of the NFL, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x America's tech companies invented social media. Now, the rest of the world is ...

A telecommunications blackout and restrictions on social media have further isolated Afghans who rely on the internet as a lifeline. By Elian Peltier Airports and banks were forced to shut down.

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...

A 14-year-old boy allegedly killed a 16-year-old girl in a Malaysian school on Oct 14. Police cited social media and "emotional impulses" as contributing factors. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will ...