James Sherer, M.D. , and Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A. https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2024.04.4.5 Many youth are spending hours each day on social media platforms, but it’s how and why they are using social media that determine whether their use is problematic. Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory report to call attention to a major public health problem apparent to many of us in the psychiatric community for years: the negative

Exclusive: Millennium Cohort’s finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/02/social-media-addiction-teenagers-study-phones Almost half of British teenagers say they feel addicted to social media, according to findings that come amid mounting pressure for big tech companies to be held accountable for the impact of their platforms on users. The finding, from the Millenniu

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed bill prohibiting social media platforms from providing addictive feeds to kids. Written by Katie Scott Updated on September 30, 2024 https://tech.co/news/california-social-media-addiction-kids-lawCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has signed bill that will prohibit social media platforms from knowingly providing addictive feeds to minors without parental consent. The new law will take effect in 2027 and will completely change how m