According to Gallup polling data, 51% of teenagers in the U.S. spend about five hours each day on social media. Of the teens who use social media the most, 41% […] ...

About this research This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today.

Peer pressure isn’t what it used to be — a new study has found more teens feel pressured to be online than they do to smoke, vape, ditch class, and even drink. The poll of 2,000 American children ...

Regulation of content and teaching digital literacy are better policies, youth organisations tell TDs and Senators ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The average American spends roughly 4 to 5 hours on their phone a day and for many, it’s the first thing they look at when they ...

The E.U.’s new age verification app aims to address concerns raised by tech platforms around privacy and enforcement.

Social media algorithms are designed to be addictive, especially for children, and can expose them to harmful content. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aims to hold social media companies ...

For more than a decade, policymakers and advocacy groups have cast teenagers’ use of social media as a looming public health crisis. This now widely accepted assumption has fueled calls for bans ...

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