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UK Sets Default Nighttime Curfew and Limits on Social Media for 16–17‑Year‑Olds

Backed by a small pilot the government will take regulations to Parliament before year‑end for possible implementation in spring 2027.

Study Finds Australia’s Under‑16 Social Media Ban Has Had Little Immediate Effect

Early Teens’ Heavy Social Media Use Linked to Higher Mental‑Health Problems

Canada Presents Bill to Bar Social Media Use by Under‑16s

French Families File New TikTok Complaint Seeking Expansion of Paris Probe

IW Report Links Heavy Teen Social Media Use to Sharp PISA Score Declines

Imperial Study Links Heavy Early-Adolescent Social Media Use to Later Depression and Anxiety

Plaintiff Set to Testify in Los Angeles Trial Probing Whether Instagram, YouTube Harmed Teen Mental Health

Instagram Chief Rejects 'Clinical Addiction' Claim in LA Jury Trial Targeting Meta and YouTube

Instagram Chief Set to Testify as Los Angeles Jury Hears Addiction Claims Against YouTube and Meta

Europe Weighs Youth Social-Media Limits as Australia’s Under-16 Ban Shows Mixed Early Impact

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

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

France Moves to Ban Social Media for Under‑15s by September 2026

Meta Introduces Instagram 'Your Algorithm' in U.S. as Facebook Adopts Instagram-Style Redesign

CPS Drops Case Against Brit Arrested Over U.S. Gun Photos

USC Study Finds Many Adults Overstate Instagram Addiction, With Few Meeting Clinical Criteria

Unsealed Filing Alleges Meta Hid Evidence of Youth Harms, Citing Internal Chats and Studies

Bihar Auto-Rickshaw Driver Filmed Scrolling Instagram Reels While Driving as Clip Resurfaces

JAMA Study Links Rising Preteen Social Media Use to Lower Reading, Vocabulary and Memory Scores