How Social Media May Benefit Teens' Mental Health
Feb 16, 2024 · To learn more about how social media can benefit teens’ wellbeing—especially for certain groups of kids—Education Week spoke with Olson by phone.
Teens on social media need both protection and privacy – AI …
Jan 31, 2024 · The prevalence of risks for teens on social media is well established. These risks range from harassment and bullying to poor mental health and sexual exploitation.
How Teens Are Protecting Their Peers From Social Media Harms | TIME
May 25, 2022 · TIME spoke with three teens who are working to help keep their peers safe online by guarding them against the dark side of social media.
Here's How to Actually Keep Kids and Teens Safe Online
Sep 18, 2023 · Scientific American spoke with experts about the best evidence-backed ways to actually keep kids safe online. Young people spend a huge chunk of their lives on the Internet.
The WIRED Guide to Digital Opsec for Teens
Nov 29, 2025 · Practicing good “operations security” is essential to staying safe online. Here's a complete guide for teenagers (and anyone else) who wants to button up their digital lives.
Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should …
Jun 17, 2024 · What are parents — and teens — supposed to do in the meantime? Here are some tips on staying safe, communicating and setting limits on social media — for kids as well …
Social media harms teens’ mental health, mounting evidence …
Feb 20, 2024 · Most teens use social media, often for hours on end. Some social scientists are confident that such use is harming their mental health. Now they want to pinpoint what …
Meta Overhauls Youth Safety Settings to Improve Your Teen's Well ... - CNET
Jan 9, 2024 · Parents and teens alike are more aware than ever of the risks being on social media can pose. These range from privacy threats to being exposed to content that can be harmful or …
‘Make the platforms safer’: what young people really think about …
6 days ago · The responses reveal a much more nuanced picture of the relationship between young Australians and social media than the public debate suggests.
Research shows that while teens do face danger on social media, they also find peer support, particularly via direct messaging. We have identified a set of steps that social media platforms …
Yuen: How does social media affect teens? - Star Tribune
Apr 10, 2025 · Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media double their risk of experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to one study. Murthy’s …
Experts question whether social media warning labels can protect teens
Jun 26, 2024 · The proposed social media warning labels come in the wake of Murthy’s advisory last year, warning that social media use may be harmful to the mental health of young people.
Social media design is key to protecting kids online
Mar 19, 2025 · As society moves toward practical solutions for online safety, it is important to use evidence-based research on how these features shape teens’ social media experiences and …
Meta’s Parental Controls Could Put Vulnerable Teens at Risk | TIME
Jun 29, 2023 · Last month, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an 19-page advisory report saying that for children, social media use presents a “profound risk of harm,” and urged the …
Social media is not wholly terrible for teen mental health, study says
Apr 22, 2025 · But a new report shows how social media can sometimes have positive impacts on teenagers, despite its harms.
Kids under 13 use social media. How can parents help keep them safe …
Sep 12, 2024 · Understanding the risks and harms associated with social media is an important step in helping children and young people to be informed and critical in their use (or future …
More scams are targeting teens. Here are 6 ways to keep them safe ...
Nov 6, 2023 · Private social media accounts help users avoid identity theft, protect their employability, prevent attracting robberies, avoid stalkers and reduce the risk of oversharing.
We know social media bans are unlikely to work. So how can we …
Jun 24, 2024 · It is understandable there is concern about young people’s safety and health on social media. The massive uptake of social media over the past decade has seen human …
What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social ...
Jul 3, 2024 · Amid proposals to ban teenagers under 16 from social media and calls to better educate them about being safe online, how can you tell if your child’s social media use is …
The social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 …
Aug 19, 2025 · World-first legislation will ban under 16s from certain social media platforms in less than four months. This could be a shock - but there are ways to prepare.