The study was published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics on Monday. A new study suggests there may be a so-called "Goldilocks" time frame in which kids may face less risk when they use social media. The ...

Starting January 1, children under 16 in Virginia will face new limits on how much time they can spend on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. The new law, signed earlier this year ...

(WGHP) — Children are spending more and more time on social media, and they’re doing it at an earlier age. The National Institute of Health estimates 40 percent of kids between 8 and 12 have already ...

Doomscrolling social media will have a time limit starting in 2026 for anyone under the age of 16. A new Virginia law that goes into effect Jan. 1 requires social media companies to limit kids' usage ...

An Australian study tracking 100,000 children over three years found moderate social media use was linked to better outcomes than heavy or minimal use. Two Republicans flip, defeating war powers ...

Roughly two decades after social media started growing in popularity, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory in 2023 raising the possibility that too much screen time might negatively impact a ...

A new Virginia law aimed at limiting social media use for children is facing a legal challenge in federal court just as it takes effect. The law, which went into effect Jan. 1, targets how social ...

France is planning to ban children under 15 from social media and to restrict cellphone use in high schools starting next year, local media Le Monde reported on Tuesday. The proposal aims to curb ...

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, in our series that looks at themes to watch in 2026, Alexandra S. Levine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last month, Australia banned social media for kids under 16, becoming the first country in the world to enforce a nationwide ...

Common Sense Media urged parents not to give the toys to children 5 and younger, and to exercise “extreme caution” with those ...

Shoppers flooded stores across Connecticut on Friday as Winter Storm Benjamin approached, purchasing everything from groceries to snow shovels ahead of the weekend storm. Shoppers flooded stores ...