Leaked documents reveal Facebook has known Instagram contributes to poor teen mental health for some years, despite public denials.
Facebook knows Instagram is bad for teen mental health
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In Praise of Print: Why Learning on Screens May Be Worse For Our Brains
As learning on screens by using digital texts, becomes more and more a part of education: does print still have some advantages?
Over half of UK children had a negative experience online in 2020
While the internet was a vital lifeline in 2020 for education and socialising, over half of UK children reported having a negative experience online last year.
Children in Finland Winning the Disinformation War
Finland was recently ranked Europe’s most resistant nation to disinformation. What can we learn from how they teach their children to fight back?
Can We Get an Internet We Trust on Safer Internet Day?
48% of 8-17 years olds see untrue or misleading content at least once a day online. Can we get an internet we can trust on Safer Internet Day?
Is ‘screen time’ just a middle class problem?
Should we be focusing on children who aren’t getting any screen time at all, rather than worrying about those who might be getting too much?
Screens and Childrens Mental Health Week
1-5 February 2021 is UK Children’s Mental Health Week. The spotlight is on young people’s mental health. What part do screens & social media play?
What to tell children about data privacy as they go back to school
Since the advent of the internet parents have been wary of the safety of their children online, and not without reason. However, nefarious individuals hiding in chat rooms are no longer the only threat. Advice to children must now stretch beyond "don't talk to...
Screen time tips before the big return to school
We're currently in a heatwave in the UK, the closing days of what feels like a long endless summer. But schools and colleges will be returning in a matter of weeks. Children and young people who've been in lockdown for months are gearing up to be getting back to some...