Egypt is exploring ways to regulate children's use of social media. The Egyptian Parliament announced plans Sunday to draft legislation aimed at ending what it calls the "digital chaos" affecting ...

The debate over children and social media is often framed as a question of parental control or technological inevitability.

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is hurting preteens' memory and reading skills. The new study, published Monday ...

Advocates say KOSA is necessary to keep kids from being fed harmful content through algorithms, such as posts encouraging eating disorders or suicide. But opponents such as the ACLU have argued that ...

Children who spend a significant amount of time on social media tend to experience a gradual decline in their ability to concentrate. This is according to a comprehensive study from Karolinska ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the ...

In this day and age, the power of social media constantly consumes children. Many children and teens who use social media suffer from mental health issues and struggle in day-to-day life. Children ...

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), in partnership with UNICEF South Africa, launched the ‘Reporting on Children in the Media Course’ at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg today. The ...

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether Congress can ban the Chinese-owned social media app, new research highlights the health risks to children. Most 11- and 12-year-olds use TikTok and other ...

Child social media influencer Piper Rockelle began her online career at just eight years old, skyrocketing to fame alongside her group of tweenage friends known as “The Squad.” But behind the scenes ...

With traditional news organisations forced to compete with online disinformation, media literacy is now more important than ever. Here, a Slovenian journalist explains why she founded Casoris, an ...