Social Media ‘Addicting the Brains of Children,’ Lawyer Argues in Landmark Trial
(MedPage Today) -- Comparing social media platforms to casinos and addictive drugs, lawyer Mark Lanier delivered opening statements Monday in ...
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Robots are teaching autistic children social skills and it’s actually working
Studies in Europe show robot-assisted therapy can boost engagement and help autistic children develop key social skills. Read full story ...
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
A lawyer for the plaintiff said in a statement on January 27, that TikTok remains a defendant in the other ...
TikTok Settles as Social Media Giants Face Trial Over Youth Addiction Claims
(MedPage Today) -- TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the ...
French lawmakers to vote on social media ban for children
The legislation, which also provides for a ban on mobile phones in high schools, follows Australia's ban on social media ...
Snapchat settles to avoid social media addiction trial
"The parties are pleased to have been able to resolve this matter in an amicable manner," parent company Snap and ...
UK, France mull social media bans for youth as debate rages
A study found that the young people with the worst wellbeing were those who used social media heavily, more than ...
Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease
Improving people’s health and well-being requires improving education, employment, housing, transportation and other social, economic and political policies Source: www.thehindu.com ...
Mechanism by which the brain weighs positive vs. negative social experience is revealed
Researchers have identified the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, ...