Young people search for new ways to stay ‘phone-free’

There’s something addictive about it. Sitting in bed late at night watching one 30-second clip after another. Bright, blue light illuminating the room. Whipping out a camera the moment...

Blair Carlyle’s social media journey inspires millions

Many of Uncle Pappy’s social media videos start with a shirtless old Florida man in a lily-pad-filled pond sharing messages of positivity, philosophy and a love for nature. In...

The bigger picture

Ban the ban?

The UK is following Australia's example and banning social media by restricting access to under-16s. The concern that they and other countries will find is that children will often...

UAE sets 15 as minimum age for social media use under new rules

The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a resolution regulating children's access to...

The enemy of my enemy is a billionaire. Get over it

As soon as enough votes were counted to officially knock Tom Steyer out of the California governor's race, the anti-billionaire schadenfreude kicked in. Social media and legacy media, conservative...

Burning issue

There’s no doubt that the world is witnessing significant behavioural changes in children after social media gave them more freedom than children under 16 years of age used to...

Children under 16 will be banned from using social media, says British PM

Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday, saying such platforms were making youngsters 'unhappy'. Some children's...

‘Backrooms’ goes from internet meme to the big screen

What evil lurks in the drabbest of interiors? The meme-rooted “Backrooms” is the latest movie to pull its mounting horrors out of liminal spaces. “Exit 8,” released earlier this...

Protect kids from online gambling

Two decades after the first casino opened in Pennsylvania — paving the way for many older residents to get hooked on slot machines — gambling interests have moved on...