Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Getty Images] Major technology companies have been asked to bring in more robust age checks for under-13s in the UK, similar to ...

Each one is an interruption, and over the course of a day, they continuously nudge you to pick up your phone. So, get rid of them. On an iPhone, go to Settings > Notifications, select an app, and ...

Some parents and experts question how realistic enforcement will be, whether children will find ways to bypass the restrictions, and how digital literacy can go in ensuring young people’s online ...

Communications regulator Ofcom has written to Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, giving them until the end of April to explain what actions they are taking on age checks and ...

Watchdog Ofcom has gone to war with social media giants - demanding they protect our kids from grooming with proper age checks. The regulator has written to tech titans including Facebook, Instagram, ...

Reasonable restrictions on social media access are an idea whose time has come. Nations need to start honest conversations on how to curb the harmful effects of digital addiction, particularly among ...

Tech companies have been warned to protect young people online after MPs voted down a blanket social media ban for under-16s. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and Ofcom, the communications ...

Over 100 Indiana school corporations have signed on to a massive federal legal battle, alleging the world's biggest tech companies purposefully designed social media apps to hook children, sparking a ...

Secondary schools grappling with the insidious influence of the ‘manosphere’ now have a new resource to guide how staff can identify, understand and respond to the harmful behaviours and misogynistic ...

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If you’re going to get sucked in by social media, at least make it worthwhile. TikTok, and many other platforms, use a “black-box” algorithm — an AI recommendation system that studies what captures ...

Social media addiction has been linked to anxiety, reduced attention spans, sleep disorders and declining academic ...