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Euronews English News source @euronews.com · Lyon 🇫🇷· 4h

The European Commission is implementing a new age verification system to enhance online safety for minors amid growing concerns over children's mental health and cyberbullying, with several EU member states already enforcing bans on social media access for users under specific ages. #ChildSafety #OnlinePrivacy #SocialMediaRegulation

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Scroll, like, repeat: how the EU plans to boost children's protection online
The Commission laid out its plan to protect minors online as it presents a new age-verification system. Member states are legislating to ban children from social media, while the European Parliament is calling for a strict 16-year limit.
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Haber7.com News source @haber7.com · 2d

Recent school attacks and youth violence in Türkiye have reignited discussions about the impact of digital platforms, with a compelling study from Yaşar University revealing how hate speech is produced and disseminated online, utilizing over three million Telegram messages to expose a deliberate manipulation of negative emotions like disgust and anger in anti-immigrant rhetoric. #DigitalHateSpeech #YouthViolence #SocialMediaInfluence

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3 milyon mesaj incelendi: Dijital ortamda nefretin haritası çıkarıldı
Türkiye'de son günlerde yaşanan okul saldırıları ve gençlik şiddeti dijital platformların etkisini yeniden gündeme taşıdı.
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Deutsche Welle News source @dw.com · Bonn 🇩🇪· 1w

Several countries are implementing age restrictions on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram in an effort to protect minors, but experts question whether such bans effectively address the deeper issues posed by social media, such as addiction and exposure to harmful content, advocating instead for broader regulatory measures and changes in platform design. #SocialMediaSafety #DigitalWellbeing #YouthProtection

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Social media age limits: Well‑intentioned but ineffective?
Several countries want age restrictions to keep minors off platforms like TikTok and Instagram. But can bans really keep children safe online.
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Jindřich Šídlo - NEW Verified account Aggregated content @JindrichSidlo2 · 3w

@hraba_z To je samozřejmě skvělý výběr. Berkovec by tam byl za co? Za experty na falešný tweety? Xavera s Matochou chápu, způsobíš ČT škodu, budeš odměněn. #CzechPolitics #Media #SocialMedia

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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· 4w

#SocialMedia #TeenMentalHealth #DigitalWellbeing

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The ways social media affects peer pressure for teens
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peer pressure isn't what it used to be -- a new study has found more teens feel pressured to be online than they do to smoke, vape, ditch class and even drink.
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YourTango News source @yourtango.com · 4w

#SocialMedia #MentalHealth #AttentionSpan

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There's A Specific Phone Habit That Experts Say Is Worse For Your Brain Than Your Screen Time
It's far and away the most annoying part of social media for many of us, and new research says it's the worst, too: Having notifications on is worse for your brain than screen time in general, according to a new study.
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Aol News source @aol.com · New York City 🇺🇸· 4w

#Technology #Futurism #SocialMedia

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I Wrote a Dystopian Novel. It Was Supposed Be Make-Believe, But It's All Coming True.
When a friend recently sent me this New York Times profile of influencer Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, in a text that said, "This reminds me of your novel in its futuristic weirdness," I was on a mountain, retreating from technology and screens.
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Gizmodo News source @gizmodo.com · New York City 🇺🇸· 4w

#SocialMedia #ChildSafety #TechRegulation

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Pinterest CEO Backs Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready is supporting the global regulatory wave of social media bans targeting underage users. "As both a CEO and a parent, I believe we need to be honest: social media as it exists today is not safe for kids under 16," Ready wrote in a LinkedIn post.
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Newsweek News source @newsweek.com · New York 🇺🇸· 4w

#GenZ #SocialMedia #Wellbeing

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Gen Z's becoming unhappier -- and one source may be to blame
For many Gen Z Americans, unhappiness is starting to look less like a passing mood and more like a generational condition.
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The Boston Globe News source @bostonglobe.com · Boston 🇺🇸· Mar 20

#SocialMedia #MentalHealth #YouthAwareness

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Methuen takes new steps to curb social media use by youths under age 16 - The Boston Globe
"Excessive social media use among children under 16 is often linked to mental health challenges, cyberbullying, negative impacts on academic and social development," Beauregard said in an interview this week at City Hall.
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CBS News News source @cbsnews.com · New York 🇺🇸· Mar 20

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Book excerpt: "The Meaning of Your Life" by Arthur C. Brooks
We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his latest book, "The Meaning of Your Life" (to be published March 31 by Portfolio), New York Times bestselling author Arthur C.
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CNN International News source @edition.cnn.com · Atlanta, Georgia 🇺🇸· Mar 20

#Happiness #Wellbeing #SocialMedia

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How social media impacts your child's well-being, according to new World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report lists the happiest countries in the world and what may be impacting people's wellbeing. While most youth around the world are happier today than they were 20 years ago, it's not true for the United States, other English-speaking countries and parts of Western Europe.
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U.S. News & World Report News source @usnews.com · Washington (state) 🇺🇸· Mar 20

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Social Media Poses Risks to Children's Mental Health, Review Concludes
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) -- Social media is bad for kids, increasing their risk of depression, self-harm, substance use and behavior problems, a major evidence review has concluded.
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Business Insider News source @businessinsider.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Mar 20

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AI influencers are selling you clothes, skincare, and workout routines. There's only one thing holding them back.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Mar 20

#MentalHealth #SocialMedia #Misinformation

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False online posts fuel self-diagnosis, says study
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inaccurate social media posts about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism are linked to a rise in young people believing they have neurodevelopmental conditions, researchers have said.
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The Boston Globe News source @bostonglobe.com · Boston 🇺🇸· Mar 19

#Wellbeing #SocialMedia #YouthMentalHealth

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What the World Happiness Report reveals about social media and the world's happiest country - The Boston Globe
It highlighted how life evaluations among under 25-year-olds in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have dropped significantly over the past decade, and suggested that long hours spent scrolling through social media is a key factor in that trend.
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Los Angeles Times News source @latimes.com · Los Angeles 🇺🇸· Mar 19

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What the World Happiness Report reveals about social media and the world's happiest country
HELSINKI -- Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Mar 19

#SocialMedia #MentalHealth #Adolescents

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Social media 'not safe for teenagers', new report warns
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social media platforms are "not safe" for teens and are harming them at a "massive scale", a new report has suggested.
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The Boston Globe News source @bostonglobe.com · Boston 🇺🇸· Mar 19

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What the World Happiness Report reveals about social media and the world's happiest country - The Boston Globe
It highlighted how life evaluations among under 25-year-olds in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have dropped significantly over the past decade, and suggested that long hours spent scrolling through social media is a key factor in that trend.
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Morningstar News source @morningstar.com · United States 🇺🇸· Mar 19

#Happiness #SocialMedia #YouthWellbeing

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American teens spend an average of 5 hours a day on social media. Here's what it's costing them.
The U. S. ranked 23rd out of 147 countries for overall happiness in Gallup's new World Happiness Report Researchers found the negative impact of social media on teens depends on "what platforms we're using, who's using them and how, as well as for how long.