TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE? – Dec. 19, 2024 - Assembly Bill 56 (AB 56) proposes a mandatory ‘black box warning’…
LIKE CIGARETTES? – Dec. 4, 2024 - Proposals include banning digital devices for kids under three and restricting their use…
BEYOND DENMARK? – Dec. 1, 2024 - Brain rot is defined as the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or…
GENERATION DISCOMBOBULATION – Oct. 31, 2024 - My interest centers around the overuse of smartphones and other devices by children…
ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE HIGH – Oct. 10, 2024 - The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received 38,000 reports about investment…
GET IN LINE – Oct. 8, 2024 - More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits…
FRIGHTENING VIDEO – IS IT TOO LATE? – Sept. 11, 2024 - “Social media platforms are designed to addict users—especially…
ONLY WHILE AWAKE (OR NOT) – Aug. 26, 2024 - “It’s hard not to resist picking it up and swiping…
VIDEO – THE NEW CIGARETTES, BUT USEFUL – July 22, 2024 - Almost 50% of Americans are addicted to…
IT’S ADDICTIVE – July 14, 2024 - The parallels between social media and smoking are striking. Both began as…
GEN THUMB? – July 11, 2024 - Like many teens his age, KJ became consumed by watching TikTok, YouTube,…
AUDIO – MAKING CHILDREN CRAZY – July 8, 2024 - It’s unlikely these bans will stop kids from doomscrolling…
GENERATION ILLITERATE? – July 4, 2024 - I am writing this in light of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s…
VIDEO – NOT THIS SITE – June 26, 2024 - Dr. Anna Lembke, medical director of addiction medicine at…
THE LOST GENERATION – June 22, 2024 - As one example of Zuckerberg’s decision-making, executive David Ginsberg told him…
NPR AUDIO – BULLSH#T BACKDOWN – June 20, 2024 - FADEL: Are there things about social media that have…
LIKE PARENTS? – June 22, 2024 - The C.E.O. and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users…
VIDEO – YOU BOUGHT IT, YOU BROKE THEM – June 7, 2024 - The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE)…
THE INTERNET IS DANGEROUS? – June 4, 2024 - Romance scams affect thousands of people each year. In 2022…
NOT IN A GOOD WAY – June 5, 2024 - A new study has possibly captured that objectively, finding…
VIDEO – AMONG OTHER THINGS – May 14, 2024 - Talk about a highway to hell. New research has…
DOES ANYBODY EVEN CARE? – May 16, 2024 - The European Union has opened a formal investigation into Meta…
iPHONES OR TIKTOK – April 10, 2024 - Many clinicians who work with young patients with mental health issues…
VIDEO – DANGER IN THE AIR – April 10, 2024 - She quickly learned that the concrete slab was…
VIDEO – PLEASE KEEP SCROLLING – April 7, 2024 - “I started as a voice in the wilderness about…
CHILDHOOD CANCELED – April 3, 2024 - Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation,” published last week, argues that…
NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN – April 5, 2024 - The study was prompted by concerns over digital addiction, a…
OR IS IT TOO LATE? – March 30, 2024 - American kids are experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis…