Short-form video platforms are engineered for intensity rather than duration—quick hits of content that encourage “just one ...

For millions of American parents and grandparents, “Ms. Rachel” is not just a celebrity or social media influencer, but a ...

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 ...

Last week, Australia became the first country in the world to enact a social media ban for kids under 16. As the children of Oz wept and gnashed their teeth (I presume), Prime Minister Anthony ...

Sora2 is the latest video AI model from OpenAI. The system generates completely artificial short videos from text, images, or brief voice input. Since October 2025, there has also been API access that ...

On October 7, a TikTok account named @fujitiva48 posed a provocative question alongside their latest video. “What are your thoughts on this new toy for little kids?” they asked over 2,000 viewers, who ...

Leon Spencer is an Australian dad with an 11-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son. He creates content for social-media platforms and is glad that the new ban will help him keep his kids off them.

I am not a believer in bans or closures, as I demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when I pushed in the summer of 2020 for schools to remain open, warning, along with Danny Benjamin of Duke ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Last week, Australia became the first country in the world to enact a social media ban for kids under 16. As the ...

Social media could be draining children of their ability to concentrate, a new study says. Children who spend a lot of time on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter or Messenger gradually ...

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 is about protecting them from addictive algorithms, asking: “What’s ...

Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London ...