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Texas Parents Warn After 9-Year-Old Dies in 'Blackout' Social Media Challenge

They urge greater platform accountability, saying recommendation algorithms expose children to dangerous videos.

Baltimore Sues Six Social Casino Operators Over Alleged Illegal Online Gambling

Plaintiff Testifies She Was Hooked on Instagram and YouTube as a Child in Bellwether Trial

Instagram Chief Disputes 'Clinical Addiction' in Trial Alleging Platforms Hook Children

Instagram Chief Says App Doesn’t Cause Clinical Addiction in Los Angeles Trial

TikTok and Snap Settle Youth-Addiction Suit as LA Bellwether Moves Forward Against Meta and YouTube

French National Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sending Bill to Senate

Snap Settles Teen Social Media Addiction Suit Days Before Trial

New York Enacts SAFE for Kids Act Requiring Teen Warning Labels on Social Media

Authorities Confirm Death of Ángela Gabriela, 15, Found in Querétaro After Online Lure

Malaysia to Step Up School Patrols as Cabinet Weighs Smartphone Curbs for Under-16s

JAMA Study Links Greater Social Media Use in Preteens to Small Declines in Reading, Memory and Language Scores

White Bear Lake Probe Widens After 22-Year-Old Admits Using Fake Liberian Birth Certificate to Enroll

IPN Researcher Warns Social Media Elevates Eating‑Disorder Risk for Mexican Youth

New York City Sues Meta, Alphabet, Snap and ByteDance Over Youth Mental Health Harms

Denmark Proposes Under-15 Social Media Ban, With Parental Opt-In From 13

Police Review Concert Video in Celeste Rivas Case as D4vd’s Rental Reportedly Emptied

Lib Dems Unveil Plan for Social Media Health Warnings and Two-Hour Youth 'Doomscrolling' Cap

Bombay High Court Says It Won’t Quash FIR Against Pune Student Over Operation Sindoor Post

Toxicology Confirms 11-Year-Old’s Death in Hattingen From Deodorant Inhalation