In his new book, Johann Hari investigates how our brains have been broken by technology — and what we can do to fight back.
Parents, It’s Going to Be a Very Long January
Less fresh air, more tween shows.
Ryan Kaji, the Boy King of YouTube
Ten-year-old Ryan Kaji and his family have turned videos of him playing with toys into a multimillion-dollar empire. Why do so many other kids want to watch?
The Metaverse’s Dark Side: Here Come Harassment and Assaults
As Meta and other companies bet big on an immersive digital world, questions about its harms are rising.
Why Apps Suddenly Want to Protect Kids
New British guidelines are influencing what U.S. internet companies do to protect American children.
Instagram Parental Controls Are Set Arrive in March
Adam Mosseri, the head of the company, is expected to face questions from lawmakers this week about whether social media harms children.
What’s One of the Most Dangerous Toys for Kids? The Internet.
Our kids are at the mercy of tech companies, with only an outdated law to protect them.
¿Cuántos años tienes? Aumentan los controles de edad en la web
Para proteger a los niños en internet, cada vez más empresas y gobiernos obligan a los usuarios a demostrar su edad. Los crÃticos dicen que esto pone en riesgo la privacidad y la libre expresión.
Roblox Goes Down, Forcing Children Outside for Halloween
The popular gaming site said Sunday that it was working to resolve the outage. In the meantime, children were freaking out.
Anonymity No More? Age Checks Come to the Web.
To protect children online, more companies and governments are forcing users to prove how old they are.
Instagram Struggles With Fears of Losing Its ‘Pipeline’: Young Users
The app, hailed as Facebook’s growth engine, has privately wrestled with retaining and engaging teenagers, according to internal documents.
Kids Under the Sway of Social Media
Readers worry about the damaging effects that social media and advertising have on teens’ self-image and interests. Also: Haitian migrants; divorce and self-love.
Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over Instagram’s Effect on Teens
The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers.
Facebook’s Strategies to Hook Our Kids are Dangerous
Getting children hooked on social media is a bad idea.
Instagram Is Adult Entertainment
We can’t make social media safe for teenagers. So we should keep them off.
Facebook Is Delaying ‘Instagram Kids’ Amid Criticism
The social media giant said it still wanted to build a child-focused Instagram product but would postpone the plans in the face of criticism.
¿Cuánto tiempo deben pasar los niños frente a las pantallas?
Las reglas absolutas sobre los niños y la tecnologÃa no ayudan, dice una experta en desarrollo infantil.
The Messy Truth About Kids’ Screen Time
Absolute rules about children and technology don’t help, says a child development expert.