An ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed a bill to ban social media for children in the world's biggest ...

Another complication is how social-media use is evaluated: many studies look only at total amount of time spent on the platforms. This could obscure the varying effects of different activities, some ...

In a move that already has Elon Musk calling people "traitors," the U.K., Spain and Greece are moving ahead on teen social media bans.

Is social media addicting? Does it lead to poor adolescent mental health? Meta, TikTok, Snap, Youtube face a series of ...

For most young people, learning about social and political issues doesn't start with a textbook. It starts with a phone.

Officials in India are publicly debating age restrictions for accessing social media, a potential fresh challenge to Big Tech in a massive market for users as global debate grows over online harms to ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced support Thursday for legislation banning social media access for teens under 16, backing a bill modeled after Australia's law.

University of Pennsylvania researcher Ran Barzilay is a father of three. His first two children received cellphones before they turned 12. But this summer, as early results from his own study on ...

California social media ban, Gavin Newsom teen bill, social media restriction under 16, Elon Musk reacts to social media law, ...

The California governor joins a growing chorus of politicians calling for social media age limits.