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A new UC Davis Health study published in Psychological Medicine suggests that when it comes to helping adolescents succeed in school and maintain healthy friendships, sleep may matter more than screen ...
For a child, sleep quality explained the link between mental health symptoms and school grades better than screens.
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For many teenagers smartphones are more than just communication devices but a never-ending series of skin-care routines and a filtered version of perfection. TheHealthSite.com ...
Box, launched in 2017 to help children report offences under the POCSO Act, remains little known despite its role in tackling cyberbullying, stalking, image morphing, and child sexual abuse material.
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Longer screen time may be linked to poorer skin-related quality of life, anxiety, and lower self-esteem in teens.
State Sen. Katie Wallace, a Longmont Democrat who chairs the Youth Advisory Council Committee, said while she appreciates the premise, she’s concerned about data protection if social media companies ...
(LSOphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Digital screens are now deeply embedded in our lives, with children getting access to them at earlier and earlier ages – but is this increasing screen time actually ...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz) is introducing legislation Tuesday mandating social media platforms receive parental permission before children under 16 can create and keep accounts on the ...
As of March 2026, every U.S. state had introduced at least one bill seeking to regulate social media or other digital platforms for people younger than 18.
Research has found that teenagers who create a personal social media account at an earlier age tend to have lower grades in Italian and mathematics than those who start later. Stu ...
Bullying is no longer confined to school hours, with smartphones and social media now allowing harassment to continue into the evenings, over weekends and through school holidays.
As anxiety, cyberbullying and online predators surge, countries are slamming the brakes on children’s social media use, with Nigeria ...
We’ve moved past our differences and partnered on legislation that will put kids’ safety at the center of social media.” ...
TikTok has agreed to settle three lawsuits concerning addictive platform designs. Young plaintiffs alleged social media platforms harmed their mental health and well-being. These cases are part of ...
Prof Frith authored pioneering research in 1960s and 70s that defined the medical establishment's understanding of autism.
Lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies have recently made national headlines. But, while the plaintiffs in these cases are ...
The researchers observed that the negative impact on grades intensifies over time, meaning that students who opened social media accounts in the sixth grade get worse grades in math than other peers ...
A cohort study published in JAMA Network Open looks at screen use and emotional, behavioural and social development in children. Prof Pete Etchells, Professor of Psychology and Science Communication, ...
Australia's internet regulator revealed in a recent study that teenagers are continuing to use social media despite ban.
Children’s use of social media has become a global issue for reasons including its negative effects on physical and mental health and the risk of becoming involved in crime. Many countries are taking ...
A parliamentary panel convened a meeting with social media platforms to address regulatory matters, which was also attended by government officials. This comes in the wake of Meta’s temporary ...
The cyberbullying trial of activist Omoyele Sowore was stalled on Monday following a heated exchange between two Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the Federal High Court in Abuja.Sowore’s counsel, ...
Tempers flared at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, as counsel to Omoyele Sowore, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), engaged in a heated exchange with prosecuting counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), ...
In classrooms across the state, backpacks once weighed down with binders and textbooks have been replaced by a single device that is now facing growing scrutiny. As concerns grow over screen time, ...
CHICAGO Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Children’s Social Media Safety Act (HB5511), a sweeping set of protections designed to keep Illinois ...
The district has already adopted policies spelling out how AI can and can not be used in schools.
AUGUST 3 — The internet has delivered the world to our fingertips, but it has also constructed a borderless arena for abuse.
An awareness discussion on cyberbullying and digital safety was held in Noakhali on Sunday to promote safe internet use among the younger generation. The Noakhali district unit Bashundhara Shuvosangho ...
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