Two pupils look at their smartphones in a classroom in Hamburg, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2026. Reporter The European Union is giving tech companies no more excuses to implement age checks for social media ...

Many European nations weighing minimum social media age limits EU moving ahead "full speed" to enforce rules, von der Leyen says Decision on EU-wide age limit law expected this summer, senior official ...

Algorithms. Beauty filters. Endless scrolling. The case over “social media addiction” against Meta and Google in a California courtroom ultimately came down to these elements, legal experts say, and ...

BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) - The EU's age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der ‌Leyen said on Wednesday, as ...

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a large-scale fraud operation that uses Telegram's Mini App feature to run crypto ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on health information and how they view their own health. Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers ...

Countries including Australia, Spain and others have already passed bans or are working on plans to restrict teenagers’ access to social sites. By Niki Kitsantonis Reporting from Athens Greece is ...

Meta is removing ads from its social media platforms, specifically those posted by attorneys looking to recruit new clients for future social media addiction lawsuits. Late last month, Meta was handed ...

Two recent jury verdicts have cast a harsh light on social media. A New Mexico jury found Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, negligent for misleading users about the safety of its platforms. A day ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

A new Pew Research report finds that most teens don’t believe TikTok or Instagram negatively impacts their mental health, with 60% saying what they see online makes no difference to how they feel ...