A legal challenge brought by two 15-year-olds has put Australia’s under-16 social media ban under intense scrutiny.
The teens taking Australia to court over its social-media ban
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AI chatbots and children’s mental health
It’s not just adults using chatbots for emotional support – but risks for children’s mental health from ‘AI therapists’ are real.
The next big risk for teens? Chatbots that feel too human
Parents worry about the risks of social media – but the next big risk for teens may be chatbots that feel too human.
Children and AI friends
Children are forming relationships with chatbots, which they think of as their AI friends.
Age assurance and online safety
A new report explores attitudes toward online age assurance from both parents and children.
Children, screens and wellbeing: what the latest research tells us
A new EU report brings nuance to questions on the interplay of screens and wellbeing for children’s mental and physical health.
Let’s talk about EdTech
Are parents and schools coming to blows about smartphones and is heavily-marketed EdTech to blame?
Me and Jonathan Haidt
Though we’ve never met, I find myself frequently being asked how my work compares to Jonathan Haidt’s.
‘Adolescence’ exposes the red-pilled world of teen boys online
Netflix drama Adolescence reveals a toxic online world of incel culture, ‘red-pilling’ and misogyny that teen boys must navigate.