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Last May, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report that found 95% of teenagers and 40% of children ages 8 to 12 use social media platforms.
Florida takes action. Several states are already moving in that direction. Florida in March passed a law with bipartisan support that forbids kids under 13 from creating social media accounts, and ...
The Florida House of Representatives yesterday overwhelmingly greenlit a bill that would outright ban all under-17s from being on social media, with third-party age verification becoming a ...
As of July 1, no one in Florida under 16 can join a social media site that uses "addictive features," according to a bill passed Thursday.
The study concluded by saying that due to young people's excessive use of social media, they have high levels of anxiety, stress, fear of missing out, and hyperactivity. The more time they spend on social media, the higher the levels. Furthermore, due to time on social media, teenagers tend to feel more lonely and sad.
A law regulating kids and social media access sounds like something a lot of parents would welcome. But when Florida lawmakers weighed in with a proposal this year, they managed to wind up in a ...
A pamphlet designed by a youth group in the Teens Leading Change initiative is seen at the Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library. The youths spent the last few months discussing social media and mental ...
On the other hand, as shown in study after study cited by the report, social media has the clear potential to hurt the health of teenagers, and in situations where a teenager is already ...