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A 1-week social media break could boost your mental health

Recent research shows that reducing social media use for at least one week can lower rates of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in young adults. Read More

This is your teen’s brain on phones, social media, according to science

For years, the debate over teens and screens has been defined by uncertainty. Parents, teachers, doctors and policymakers have argued over whether phones and social media were truly harming young ... Read More

Why big tech bosses are keeping their kids off social media platforms

From YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to Bill Gates, top tech leaders are limiting their children's screen time as studies link social media to teen anxiety and governments move towards age bans ... Read More

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ... Read More

Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last. By Ellen Barry Dialing down the use ... Read More

How social media can impact a child’s mental health, as Australia enacts ban

Australia is pulling the plug on its teens’ social media habits. The country enacted the world’s first ban on social media for children under 16 this week, threatening tech giants with ... Read More

Social media's impact on children topic of panel discussion on 'Anxious Generation'

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg communications professor Jessica Ghilani likens the design of social media platforms to casinos without windows. The introduction of algorithmic sorting to ... Read More

Mental Health Crisis: Senior doctor explains why teens are more depressed, anxious and lonely than ever

Teen mental health crisis: Adolescence should be a time of curiosity and optimism, full of social friendships. Yet more of today’s teenagers are feeling hopeless, afraid, and alone. “In the last 10 ... Read More

‘Anxious Generation’ author lays out perils of social media – and offers a way to a more civil future

Speaking to a packed crowd at Battell Chapel on Wednesday, the social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt ’85 invoked the biblical tale of the tower of Babel as a metaphor for the harms caused by ... Read More

How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do? Credit...Derek Abella Supported by By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ... Read More

Local psychiatrist discusses effect violent social media content has on children

TULSA, Okla. — Dr. Matthew Sharp, the Chief Medical Officer at Parkside Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, discussed the effect violent social media content can have on children who are exposed to it. Read More

Following Australia's lead, Denmark plans to ban social media for children under 15

Denmark is planning to follow Australia in introducing stricter restrictions for younger teens to access social media COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- As Australia began enforcing a world-first social media ban ... Read More