Marijuana ads on social media bypass laws and endanger children, experts say
A legal loophole is allowing children who access social media to see enticing advertisements for marijuana with potentially ...
Pakistan Today7d
The impact of social media platforms on youth
POSITIVE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON YOUTH: Social media platforms have ... This can, in turn, affect their academic performance and physical health. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION: Social ...
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Tong promotes youth social media legislation in CT
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong calls on social media companies to limit algorithms and notifications for children ...
Address the ills of youth cellphone use with guidance, not bans
A ban relies on wishful thinking that the challenges can simply disappear by decree, but a better response would be to help ...
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Social media isn’t the only cause of mental health woes among Texas youth, advocates say
Even though it has received heavy attention from lawmakers, social media is just one reason for the surge in youth mental health problems, according to mental health providers, advocates and school ...
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Experts warn youth of social media, gaming addiction perils
Gopal Goyal, senior physiotherapist, has started noticing a drastic increase in such cases among youth ... mental and physical health experts are urging youngsters to kick social media and ...
Study finds school bans alone not enough to tackle negative impacts of phone and social media use
Students attending schools that ban the use of phones throughout the school day aren't necessarily experiencing better mental ...
NL Times12d
70 percent of young Dutch people struggle to stop scrolling on social media
Seven out of ten Dutch youth find it difficult to put down their phones while using social media, with rates climbing to ...
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Recommendations for studying the impact of AI on young people's mental health
The paper, "From Social Media to Artificial Intelligence: Improving Research on Digital Harms in Youth,' published 21 January in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, calls for a "critical re ...
Fairmont Sentinel6d
Events target rise in youth screen usage
With the rise in cell phone usage and screen presence in children’s lives, area professionals are using research to educate parents. Family nurse practitioner Emily Fett and school psychologist Laura ...