Australian teens were kicked off social media this week. Some are back already

Fourteen-year-old cheerleader Lucy Brooks briefly lost some friends on Snapchat when Australia’s ban on social media came into effect on Wednesday.
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Instagram says new feature gives you more control over your algorithm for Reels

Instagram said it is giving users more control over their algorithm — with the help of artificial intelligence.
CNN

Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms

Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know exactly how addictive their platforms can be to teens. And they continue to target teen users anyway. Those are allegations a group of school districts is ...
People

Another Country Just Banned Social Media for Kids Under 16

Malaysia is following Australia's lead in introducing a minimum age requirement for young people to use the popular platforms Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...