Ivy League psychologist Dr. Nicholas Kardaras has been warning about the dangers of social media addiction for years, and lawmakers are finally taking notice. In March, the House of ...

Experts have raised concerns about how social media use activates the reward circuits in the brain, which can cause addiction. These platforms have even been associated with anxiety and depression .

Effects of Social Media on Children's Mental Health: Several studies, conducted before and after Covid-19 have found that social media can have both positive and negative effects on mental health.

Social media addiction is becoming more commonplace, ... This is especially the case in children and teenagers, ... negative effects to your job or schoolwork due to the overuse of social media ...

In a large UK sample of over 17,000 young people aged 10 to 21, researchers found the detrimental effects of high levels of social media use may be especially pronounced at ages 14–15 and 19 for ...

Ratcheting up efforts in California to protect children from the negative effects of social media, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed landmark legislation to combat the powerful “addictive” strategies tech ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Social media has become an integral part of modern life, but excessive use can lead to addiction and negatively impact mental health, experts warn. Dr. Ashwini Nadkarni ...

For one, social media can trigger mental health symptoms. Social media can promote negative experiences of isolation, fear of missing out (FOMO), social media addiction, depression and anxiety. These ...

California Bill Aims to Make Tech Firms Liable for Social-Media Addiction in Children The new bill adds to a stack of proposed legislature drawn up to curb social media’s influence over young people ...

In 2023, Dr. Murthy warned there wasn’t enough evidence to show social media was safe for children and teens but noted in his op-ed piece Monday there are some positives due to having a place ...

To comply with federal regulation, social media companies already ban kids under 13 from signing up for their platforms — but children have been shown to easily get around the bans, both with ...

Media reports that compare social media to drug use are ignoring evidence of positive effects, while exaggerating and generalising the evidence of negative effects. This is scaremongering – and ...