3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (436+ words) Teenagers spend a third of the school day staring at their smartphones, according to a new study. Frequent phone checking - mostly for social media or entertainment - "undermines" the concentration needed to succeed in class, scientists say. They believe their findings…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (509+ words) YouTube and Meta are defendants in a blockbuster trial in Los Angeles that could set a legal precedent on whether social media juggernauts deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children Instagram's CEO Adam Mosseri takes the stand Wednesday…...

3+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (544+ words) Reddit says it disagrees with Australia's under-16 social media ban Australia's social media ban for under-16s comes into force on December 10 Online discussion site Reddit on Tuesday condemned Australia's imminent social media ban for under-16s as "legally erroneous" but said…...