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Thanks to Meta’s new policy, I expect that children will be exposed to even more dangerous content on social media. But parents can protect kids by teaching them how to evaluate what they see ...
The Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health issued last year by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy — who considers 13 too young for kids to join social media and has called for health ...
The goal was to protect kids’ online privacy by requiring websites and online services to disclose clear privacy policies and get parents’ consent before gathering personal information on their kids, among other things. To comply, social media companies have generally banned kids under 13 from signing up for their services.
In 2023 Murthy issued a public statement about the urgent risk social media poses to teens, noting that up to 95% of 13- to 17-year-olds reported using at least one social media platform and more ...
Social media is ubiquitous and the temptation to use it is strong, even for kids and teens. Some parents may give in to their child’s pleas to use TikTok while others may discover that their ...
According to a 2015 study from the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, adolescents who use social media for social comparison and feedback-seeking are more likely to have depressive symptoms ...
Social media can be stressful for kids. "As youth enter their teen years, they are developing their sense of self, their personal beliefs and values separate from their parents," Cadieux says ...
One of the hottest books in America right now is telling parents to hold off on handling smart phones to their children until age 14, and barring them from using social media until 16.