Now she’ s graduated to a Tin Can– the modern version that is. This Tin Can is one of a number of so-called“ dumb phones,” ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

You might have already heard about the backlash following the new Online Safety Act (2025) being rolled out by the UK government, but to get you up to speed, it essentially involves a huge blanket of ...

Let’s be honest: the warnings are not wrong. But they’re also not enough. We keep yelling “Don’t do it!” — while the tech and telecom industries continue to innovate, market, and subsidize these ...

An extensive study looks at the risks of smartphone use for kids under age 13, and those risks are very real. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Over half of U.S. kids have a smartphone by age 11, but new ...

Early smartphone use was linked to low self-image in girls and boys. Children, especially girls, who own smartphones before they are 13 years old may have worse mental health outcomes when they're ...

POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR THAT SHOOTER. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. NOW, A NEWLY RELEASED STUDY FINDS THAT KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 13 WHO USE SMARTPHONES HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH ...

Over half of U.S. kids have a smartphone by age 11, but new research shows kids under 13 face greater risks to their mental health from early phone use. The study found links between early smartphone ...