On today's show , we'll tell you about a study which now points to a connection between social media and depression in kids. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our communities through ...

“Obviously some of the big social media companies are bringing lawsuits against a couple of states that have tried to do this, but I think it’s a step in the right direction.” Kids’ online ...

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The measure, which had bipartisan support in the state’s general assembly, bans kids under 16 from using social media for more than one hour every day. It also calls for a neutral approach to ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A bill to ban kids under 14 from social media just cleared a major hurdle in North Carolina. Lawmakers in the House passed the measure Tuesday, sending it to the Senate for ...

(WSET) — Changes are coming to your child's screen time thanks to a bill just signed by Governor Youngkin. The Consumer Data Protection Act requires social media companies in the Commonwealth to ...

"I think that we're going to wake up at some point in this country and realize what we have done to an entire generation of kids that are on this highly addictive product called social media." ...

A lecture explained the impact of screen time, social media and more on kids. Two visiting professors at Marquette shared four years' worth of research and data. It comes amid reports that Google ...

A bill that would ban social media for minors, among other sweeping measures, has gained traction in the Texas Legislature, as lawmakers prepare to take a tougher stance on online safety. “This ...

One bill requires age verification for social media users and allows parents to ... “This legislation will allow today’s kids to be kids again,” Patterson told lawmakers on Tuesday, calling ...

The bills are set to be heard in committee on Tuesday. A first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation bill involving kids and artificial intelligence (AI) safety is set to be heard in a California Assembly ...

According to Common Sense Media’s just-released 2025 Census on Media Use by Kids Zero to Eight, 58% of children have their own tablet by age 4, and nearly one in four 8-year-olds has their own ...