Teenagers understand social media algorithms but want more control, study finds

Teenagers want a greater voice in the design and governance of platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, according to ...
Malay Mail

Hate speech outruns facts on social media because ‘we react strongly to emotional content’, say experts

With the Online Safety Act 2025 now in force in Malaysia, discussions are continuing on how best to curb hate speech, ...
Psychology TodayOpinion

How Children's Brains Pay for AI Twice

When children use AI to help with schoolwork, the productivity boost is often immediate and visible. The cost is delayed and ...
FOX61

AG Tong warns big tech that hooking kids on addictive online apps is illegal in Connecticut

Expanded privacy protections went into effect on July 1 under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. Tong says the safeguards are ...

Do social media bans actually protect kids? | The Excerpt

While some countries are enacting social media bans for kids, critics warn age checks may inadvertently impinge on privacy rights and free speech.
Opinion

The UK's YouTube ban reveals what governments still don't understand about protecting kids online

The UK government has announced that a social media ban will come into force for those under the age of 16, blocking them from creating accounts on a variety of popular apps. It will cover a range of ...
Neuroscience News

AI Detects Early Epilepsy Signs in EEG Data

Summary: Researchers successfully utilized machine learning to identify hidden neurological warning signs in the brain’s baseline electrical rhythms, bypassing the need to capture active seizures for ...
NPR Illinois

Illinois bill limits how social media companies can target feeds to children

SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers on the final day of the General Assembly passed a bill to regulate how minors interact with social media and other online platforms to make them less addictive. The goal of ...
The Conversation

NDIS eligibility will be based on ‘functional capacity’, not diagnostic labels. But what does that mean?

This week the government unveiled plans to reduce the number of people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 160,000 over the next four years, a decision NDIS Minister Mark Butler has ...
The Straits Times

S’pore studying restrictions on direct messaging, auto-play on social media to protect kids

SINGAPORE – Social media features such as direct messaging and video auto-play may soon be restricted as the Singapore authorities study ways to protect children from online harms and addiction. This ...
The Straits Times

South Korea moves to curb social media algorithms for children

SEOUL – South Korean lawmakers are seeking legal means to limit exposure of “algorithm-driven” content to children as concerns over the influence digital content have on minors grow. In March, two ...
Huffington Post UK

'Matrescence' Isn't In The Dictionary But 'Delulu' Is – And It Says A Lot About How We View Motherhood

I hadn’t really come across the term ‘matrescence’ before becoming a mother. Then one day, in the throes of trying to look after a small child – desperately sleep-deprived to the point of ...