If you’re a parent, Lauren Greenfield’s new doc about teens and social media ‘is a horror movie’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

If you’re a parent, Lauren Greenfield’s new doc about teens and social media ‘is a horror movie’

LA Times  

Documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield had spent her day with a group of high school students when a startling revelation came up that compelled her to go home and ask her two sons, then about 14 and 20, a question: “Is BDSM really a trend?” “Oh, yeah, choking is what we’re told girls want,” she recalled one of her sons saying in reference to the risky sexual practice that some teens engage in. Just seeing the difference and being concerned about the younger one being on a lot was part of the inspiration for this.” “Social Studies,” a five-part series premiering Friday at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado and arriving Sept. 27 on FX, is Greenfield’s latest foray into documenting teen life in Los Angeles. It felt a little bit like “The Breakfast Club.” Kids who maybe wouldn’t ordinarily talk to each other are in this room together, realizing their commonalities. When I was doing feedback screenings, I showed Nicole Holofcener, and after the first episode, she said, “This is a horror movie.” I don’t think it’s a horror movie for kids, though.

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'Social media isn't the only problem': Therapist shares key lessons from Netflix’s Adolescence series
2 days, 16 hours ago

'Social media isn't the only problem': Therapist shares key lessons from Netflix’s Adolescence series

Hindustan Times  

Adolescence has quickly become one of Netflix's most talked-about series of 2025, leaving viewers hooked on the chilling story of accused teen murderer Jamie Miller. Social media isn't the only problem Divija shares, "A lot of people believe that social media is the reason Jamie became a murderer, but that's not the full picture. Banning social media won't solve anything …

Why Netflix's Adolescence is a wake-up call to society
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1 week, 1 day ago

Why Netflix's Adolescence is a wake-up call to society

Hindustan Times  

The age of social media has transformed the world and is shaping communication, culture, politics, business, and even personal identity, today. What’s going on with our society?’” But the web series is layered and as you dig deeper, you realise how social media contributed extensively to shaping 13-year-old Jamie Miller’s personality, self-image, self-esteem, fragile ego and the social isolation he …

Why Adolescence's one-take storytelling to deliver a gritty look on teen rage, bullying and social media is a must-watch
1 week, 1 day ago

Why Adolescence's one-take storytelling to deliver a gritty look on teen rage, bullying and social media is a must-watch

Hindustan Times  

Exploring the mind of a criminal is always a delicate task—one that risks blurring the line between understanding and justification. Adolescence doesn’t just tell a story—it forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about masculinity, social media, and the impact of unchecked online culture. Over the course of four harrowing episodes, Adolescence pieces together the events leading up to the crime, …

"Adolescence" explores the dark consequences of teenage boys being radicalized online
1 week, 4 days ago

"Adolescence" explores the dark consequences of teenage boys being radicalized online

Salon  

In his most famous work, “The Call of Cthulhu,” science fiction writer H.P. Netflix’s new four-episode limited series “Adolescence,” about a 13-year-old boy named Jamie who’s accused of killing a classmate, brilliantly dissects and dismantles those digital macrocosms that so many preteens and teenagers live in today. It’s language that is popular among the “manosphere,” the bigoted subculture where self-described …

Child's heartbreaking answer that shows how mobiles have ruined lives of a generation - as terrifying consequences for their brains are revealed
1 week, 5 days ago

Child's heartbreaking answer that shows how mobiles have ruined lives of a generation - as terrifying consequences for their brains are revealed

Daily Mail  

Generation Zombie by Charlotte Armitage There are currently 987,000 16 to 24-year-olds at a loose end, neither in education or employment, slumped at home, a quarter of them complaining of precarious mental health – ‘zoned out’ in Charlotte Armitage’s phrase, ‘zombified’, by gazing at the little screens on their phones, an addiction every bit as bad as drinking, drugs or …

Stop panicking over teens and social media
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Stop panicking over teens and social media

Live Mint  

I recently saw a poster in my local café that made me want to throw my coffee at the wall. Hundreds of researchers around the world, many of them concerned parents themselves, are working to understand the impact that social media is having on young people. How social media affects a young person depends on a range of factors, including …

Is social media addiction real? Study explores its effect on adolescents
2 months, 1 week ago

Is social media addiction real? Study explores its effect on adolescents

Hindustan Times  

The age of 11 and 1 is a phase of transition when children are just about to step into teenage. According to a recent study led by Dr. Jason Nagata, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, social media addiction among children of this age is troublesome. Dr. Jason Nagata, a pediatrician at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and the lead author of the …

Technology, social media and stress: Doctor explains how they influence adolescent minds
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Technology, social media and stress: Doctor explains how they influence adolescent minds

Hindustan Times  

Adolescents are exposed to technology and social media. In an interview with HT lifestyle, Dr. Madhukar Bhardwaj, Director & HOD Neurology, Aakash Healthcare said, “Adolescents are often early and savvy users, and fast innovators of technology use. This may create new vulnerabilities, but also creates new positives, particularly the use of technology to promote healthy learning and development.” Overuse of …

The big issues that came up in therapy work in 2024
3 months ago

The big issues that came up in therapy work in 2024

Hindustan Times  

Over the last few years, as the year comes to an end, I sit down every December to make a list of concerns that have topped the list when it comes to client sessions. A forty-five-year-old client told me, ‘I dread weekends, I feel alone with family and then alone at work – the pandemic changed things and even though …

D66 calls for social media age limit of 15 to cut addiction
3 months, 1 week ago

D66 calls for social media age limit of 15 to cut addiction

Dutch News  

Teenagers under the age of 15 should not be allowed to use social media because it is addictive and affecting their sleep and school performance, says the Dutch Liberal democratic party D66. “Tech giants are harming children’s health because social media channels have been designed to be extremely addictive,” D66 MP Hanneke van der Werff told RTL Nieuws. Research has …

California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites
3 months, 2 weeks ago

California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced Monday. “The promise of social media, although real, has turned into a situation where they’re turning our children’s attention into a commodity,” Assemblymember …

People Share The Toxic Trends They Already Notice With Gen Alpha
3 months, 2 weeks ago

People Share The Toxic Trends They Already Notice With Gen Alpha

Huff Post  

Every generation has critiques and qualms about the one that came after it. So many young people couldn’t even sit through a book if they tried.” Ryuichi Sato / Getty Images 4. It’s sentence after sentence after sentence nonstop.” Fotostorm / Getty Images 11. It genuinely scares me that in the next election, some of these ‘COVID babies’ who had …

Missed out this month's Insta dump? Good: Study reveals mental health risks behind frequent posting
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Missed out this month's Insta dump? Good: Study reveals mental health risks behind frequent posting

Hindustan Times  

Have monthly dump posts made you a frequent social media poster? A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found a connection between frequent social media posting and higher risks of poor mental health. The researchers dived deep into the different types of social media users and how their usage behaviour affects their mental health. Active social media …

Cut risks, not potential, of social media for young with Instagram Teen Accounts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cut risks, not potential, of social media for young with Instagram Teen Accounts

India Today  

Being a great communication and learning tool for teenagers, managing the use of social media by them is becoming increasingly important. The idea behind Instagram Teen Accounts is to place teens in built-in protections and reassure parents that their children are having safe experiences. “Parents and educators play a vital role in managing teenagers’ social media experiences. Using these features, …

Australia BANS social media for kids under 16: A global first in online safety
4 months ago

Australia BANS social media for kids under 16: A global first in online safety

India TV News  

Australia has become the first country to ban children under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. The rule aims to address the rising concerns about the mental health risks which are associated with excessive social media usage, which further includes addiction, cyberbullying and exposure to harmful content. Image Source : FILESocial …

JOCELYN BREWER: I'm a child psychologist. Here's five reasons why the plan to ban social media for kids is fatally flawed - including a nasty surprise for baby boomers
4 months, 1 week ago

JOCELYN BREWER: I'm a child psychologist. Here's five reasons why the plan to ban social media for kids is fatally flawed - including a nasty surprise for baby boomers

Daily Mail  

I have spent years working with teens, as a teacher and school counsellor in NSW public schools, and now in private practice as a psychologist and cyberpsychology educator for all ages. But I don't believe that hasty plans to ban teens from social media are an effective or meaningful way to address concerns about the youth mental health crisis. We …

Mother of schoolgirl caught up in an AI fake porn incident says she is against social media ban
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mother of schoolgirl caught up in an AI fake porn incident says she is against social media ban

ABC  

The mother of a teenage girl whose fake nude images were circulated online says banning children aged under sixteen from social media won't fix the core problem. "Even as a parent of a child that went through that, social media isn't the problem — educating men and boys is the problem," Emily said. Bacchus Marsh Grammar principal Andrew Neal says …

Federal government's looming social media ban may be bad for isolated, marginalised teenagers
5 months ago

Federal government's looming social media ban may be bad for isolated, marginalised teenagers

ABC  

Australia will be the first in the world to ban social media for kids if the federal government goes ahead with its proposal to tighten restrictions by the end of the year. Support for young people and families The Butterfly Foundation: National helpline 1800 ED HOPE, 8am-midnight, 7 days a week ReachOut Australia: Confidential online peer support for young people …

As a federal social media ban looms, marginalised groups fear youth could be cut off from their communities
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As a federal social media ban looms, marginalised groups fear youth could be cut off from their communities

ABC  

Amy Sargeant credits the internet as a "lifeline" that supported her through her early years of transitioning. But Ms Sargeant is concerned banning young people from social media could prevent marginalised people from finding "life-saving" resources they may not be able to access offline. Social media ban 'doesn't address the root of the problem' Curtin University internet cultures expert Sky …

"Completely shocked": What Lauren Greenfield learned following LA teens and their phones for a year
5 months, 3 weeks ago

"Completely shocked": What Lauren Greenfield learned following LA teens and their phones for a year

Salon  

Lauren Greenfield and I both know quite a bit about what it means to be steeped in the world of teens and internet culture, albeit for different reasons. So in that kind of spread, I think the way young people use social media completely changed." That's kind of where they end up, at the end saying, “We just need to …

Teen social media use: Why banning isn’t the answer
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Teen social media use: Why banning isn’t the answer

Hindustan Times  

The debate around whether we should ban access to social media for teenagers aged 13 to 16 has gained significant attention. Social media is a significant part of modern communication, and teens need to develop digital literacy skills, including how to recognise misinformation, avoid dangerous interactions, and use the platforms in a healthy way. Rather than an outright ban, a …

Psychologist reveals intriguing reason why we obsessively stalk our own social media profiles
6 months ago

Psychologist reveals intriguing reason why we obsessively stalk our own social media profiles

Daily Mail  

If you've ever been tempted to scroll though your own social media profiles, imagining what others might think of your life, you're not alone. And when this feedback isn't immediately available, Ms Skinner explained to Mashable, we try to imagine what it may be by examining what others would see when looking at our social media profiles. Stalking one's own …

Australian survey finds regular use of social media harming teenagers' life satisfaction
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Australian survey finds regular use of social media harming teenagers' life satisfaction

ABC  

Regular use of some social media platforms is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian teenagers, according to the latest findings from the nation's largest survey of young people. Non-binary students who regularly use social media reported the lowest levels of life satisfaction, particularly for those who use Discord. "While we know that young people face many challenges that could …

Troubling ties between teens, social media and mental health : Short Wave : NPR
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Troubling ties between teens, social media and mental health : Short Wave : NPR

NPR  

Why we need to talk about teens, social media and mental health Enlarge this image toggle caption Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images Daniel de la Hoz/Getty Images Rates of depression and anxiety have risen among teens over the last decade. Amid this ongoing mental health crisis, the American Psychological Association issued guidelines for parents to increase protection for teens online …

Social media has impact on sleep patterns, finds study
8 months ago

Social media has impact on sleep patterns, finds study

Hindustan Times  

Concerns regarding the influence of social media platforms on youth mental health led the US Surgeon General to suggest a warning label for them. The Surgeon General's Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health highlighted potential links between social media use and poor sleep quality in youth. "Ensuring adolescents get enough sleep is vital, as it supports their physical …

The Surgeon General Says Social Media Is Like Tobacco. He’s Completely Wrong.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Surgeon General Says Social Media Is Like Tobacco. He’s Completely Wrong.

Slate  

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made headlines last year after he issued an advisory about social media and youth mental health. In a New York Times op-ed published in June 2024, he declared that “it is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents.” …

The Surgeon General Proposed Warning Labels On Social Media. Will They Do Anything?
9 months, 1 week ago

The Surgeon General Proposed Warning Labels On Social Media. Will They Do Anything?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A source recently let me know that the responses to an article I had written were a bit mean-spirited. In a New York Times essay published June 17, Murthy wrote, “The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency — and social media has emerged as an important contributor.” In the Youth Risk Behavior Survey published …

US surgeon general calls for warning labels on social-media platforms
9 months, 1 week ago

US surgeon general calls for warning labels on social-media platforms

Live Mint  

Surgeon General has called for warning labels on social-media platforms, saying urgent action was needed to address a mental-health emergency involving young people. Warning labels, similar to those on alcohol and tobacco products, should accompany platforms to “regularly remind parents that social media has not been proved safe," Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an op-ed for the New York Times …

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
9 months, 1 week ago

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

Associated Press  

At what age should kids be on social media? For years, there has been a push among parents, educators and tech experts to wait to give children phones — and access to social media — until they are older, such as the “Wait Until 8th” pledge that has parents sign a pledge not to give their kids a smartphone until …

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
9 months, 1 week ago

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are some tips on staying safe, communicating and …

Surgeon general calls for social media warning labels and calls on Congress to act
9 months, 1 week ago

Surgeon general calls for social media warning labels and calls on Congress to act

Associated Press  

The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people’s lives, similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. “It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. A surgeon …

US surgeon general calls for warning labels on social media platforms
9 months, 1 week ago

US surgeon general calls for warning labels on social media platforms

Al Jazeera  

The United States surgeon general has called on Congress to require social media platforms to carry warning labels on their effects on young people’s lives, similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. “It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. …

The government puts warnings on tobacco and alcohol. Is social media next? : Consider This from NPR : NPR
9 months, 1 week ago

The government puts warnings on tobacco and alcohol. Is social media next? : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

'An unfair fight': The U.S. surgeon general declares war on social media Enlarge this image toggle caption doble-d/Getty doble-d/Getty Emma Lembke was 12 years old when many of her friends started using phones and social media. "Too much time on social media gets in the way of things that we know are good for kids, like getting a lot of …

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

The Hindu  

At what age should kids be on social media? For years, there has been a push among parents, educators and tech experts to wait to give children phones — and access to social media — until they are older, such as the “Wait Until 8th” pledge that has parents sign a pledge not to give their kids a smartphone until …

How parents and schools can help teens navigate social media safely? Insights and strategies from experts
9 months, 3 weeks ago

How parents and schools can help teens navigate social media safely? Insights and strategies from experts

Hindustan Times  

Ahmed Othman isn't on TikTok and doesn't want to be. Othman's parents took a middle ground approach that a growing number of experts say is the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about social media: Rather than an outright ban or allowing free reign, they recommend a slow, deliberate onboarding that gives children the tools and information they …

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids

Associated Press  

At what age should kids be on social media? For years, there has been a push among parents, educators and tech experts to wait to give children phones — and access to social media — until they are older, such as the “Wait Until 8th” pledge that has parents sign a pledge not to give their kids a smartphone until …

A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground

Associated Press  

Ahmed Othman isn’t on TikTok and doesn’t want to be. “They really tried to emphasize social media is a tool, but can also be like your worst enemy if you so make it,” Othman said. Othman’s parents took a middle ground approach that a growing number of experts say is the most realistic and effective way of teaching children about …

Staying off social media can be challenging. These teens also find it liberating
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Staying off social media can be challenging. These teens also find it liberating

Associated Press  

WESTPORT, Conn. — Kate Bulkeley’s pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. “Social media is now the air kids breathe,” says Rich, who runs the hospital’s Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders. WHEN IT’S EVERYWHERE, IT’S HARD TO AVOID At school, on the subway and at dance classes around New York City, Gabriela is …

In their own words: What young people wish they'd known about social media
9 months, 3 weeks ago

In their own words: What young people wish they'd known about social media

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But the things that people post on social media, …

Many blame social media for poor mental health among teenagers, but the science is murky
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Many blame social media for poor mental health among teenagers, but the science is murky

ABC  

In short: The rise of social media and smartphones has coincided with an accelerating decline in teenagers' mental health — and researchers are trying to figure out whether the technology is to blame. As one expert said: "Is young people's mental health leading them to spend more time on social media and screens, or is it actually the other way …

How parents approach social media for different children in the same family
10 months, 1 week ago

How parents approach social media for different children in the same family

ABC  

Deciding when and how children should access social media is a challenge for parents and there's rarely a one-size-fits-all solution — even when it comes to kids in the same family. Following the South Australian government's proposal to ban social media access for children under 14, two parents share how they're managing when their kids have very different interests and …

How should you approach your children's and teenagers' social media use?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How should you approach your children's and teenagers' social media use?

ABC  

Children's social media usage is again in the spotlight, with the SA government announcing a proposal to ban children under 14 from accessing sites such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and requiring those aged 14 and 15 to have parental consent to use the apps. Meanjin/Brisbane-based parenting and positive psychology expert Justin Coulson says "ultimately, the social media genie is …

What you should know about teenagers and screen time
10 months, 4 weeks ago

What you should know about teenagers and screen time

The Economist  

Listen to this podcast Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Nevertheless, demands are growing to proactively restrict teenagers’ access to phones and social media, just in case. Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor. Contributors: Tom Wainwright, The Economist’s technology and media editor; Clare Fernyhough, co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood; Carol Vidal of Johns Hopkins University; …

Social media is a lifeline for mental health, not a curse, according to CDC's own data
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Social media is a lifeline for mental health, not a curse, according to CDC's own data

Salon  

The “sharp uptick in depression, anxiety, loneliness and suicide among young people is directly tied to the wide distribution of smartphones,” declares a typical press splash on psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s newly-released book. Surgeon General Vivek’ declares that Generation Z’s “mental health crisis” is “in part caused their constant exposure to social media,” another reads amid a daily frenzy of panic …

Excessive screen time is harming teenagers’ social skills, warns US surgeon-general
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Excessive screen time is harming teenagers’ social skills, warns US surgeon-general

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age
1 year ago

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age

Hindustan Times  

In today’s time, the rise of social media platforms has brought about unprecedented connectivity and communication and India, being the most populous country with the second-largest number of global Internet users, boasts a highly attractive and competitive Internet market. Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age
1 year ago

Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age

Hindustan Times  

In today’s time, the rise of social media platforms has brought about unprecedented connectivity and communication and India, being the most populous country with the second-largest number of global Internet users, boasts a highly attractive and competitive Internet market. Empowerment vs exploitation: Balancing benefits and risks of social media for women's mental health in digital age It is almost a …

I was a social media addict in my 40s – this is what happened when I gave it up
1 year, 1 month ago

I was a social media addict in my 40s – this is what happened when I gave it up

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But it isn’t just kids who …

To protect kids, California might require chronological feeds on social media
1 year, 2 months ago

To protect kids, California might require chronological feeds on social media

LA Times  

Social media companies design their feeds to be as gripping as possible, with complicated algorithms shuffling posts and ads into a never-ending stream of entertainment. A new California law would require companies to shut off those algorithms by default for users under 18, and implement other mandated tweaks that lawmakers say would reduce the negative mental health effects of social …

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