Another complication is how social-media use is evaluated: many studies look only at total amount of time spent on the ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

Weekly edition of The Economist for Feb 14th 2026. You've seen the news, now discover the story.

Yet the Spanish government’s plan to bar children under 16 from social media, announced earlier this month, leaves Ramón cold. His contemporaries would easily find ways around it, he thinks. His ...

The largest justification for age restrictions and verification requirements on social media apps is that they harm ...

Children are being “routinely bombarded” with prescription-only fat jab and steroid adverts on social media despite a ban on ...

Explore the debate on whether India should ban social media access for teens in an insightful webinar hosted by The Hindu.

Across countries from Türkiye to Australia, a new shift in regulations reflects a shared view that parental oversight alone ...

Calls for banning social media for young people are rising. A U.S. parent and public health leader explains why bans may miss the real risks — and what may work better.

Watch the video: Should social media be banned for children? France is officially at war with social media. And the battle cries are echoing all over Europe. President Emmanuel Macron say children's ...

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says it wants to highlight the risks of unrestricted content and screen time to children and young people. Scrap 'unfair' migrant crackdown, Labour MPs tell ...

Australia banned social media apps for under 16s in December, and, a month later, there's been a mixed reaction from teens, experts and tech firms. As many teens find ways to circumvent the law, major ...