The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I.

New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.
Sydney Morning Herald

Australia’s social media lockout begins as teens face digital exile

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australian teenagers will wake to a new digital reality on Thursday when Meta begins systematically locking them out of Facebook and ...
NPR

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Yope and Lemon8 surge as teen users look for new home

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Under-16s hoping to find a new online home once they’re barred from Snapchat and TikTok in a matter of days may find the process tougher ...
El País in English

Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization

A team of U.S. researchers has shown that the order in which political messages are displayed on social media platforms does affect polarization — one of the most debated issues since the rise of ...