A mother shares how AI algorithms fed her friend's son suicide content, leading to his death, and warns of new AI dangers.

Kids are learning that personal attacks, evasion, and deception are common in politics today. Those lessons won’t serve them ...

The Illinois House took a bipartisan vote to pass a bill led by Gov. JB Pritzker that's designed to protect children from ...

Faculty Associate Leah Plunkett argues that the spread of "brain rot" - a species of nonsensical, repetitive, and often overstimulating online content geared toward young users - is being accelerated ...

Social media algorithms are amplifying Iran war panic across America, with research showing fear-based content receives 3-5x ...

Last month, a jury in California gave me something I have been fighting for since May 1, 2019, when I lost my son Mason at ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House voted 82-27 to pass House Bill 5511, also known as the Children’s Social Media ...

Knowing when to try something new versus stick with what you’re doing is tricky. Decision scientists have advice.

“This bill will protect children from harmful content and addictive algorithms, and ensure that our students are able to focus in the classroom without the distraction from cell phones,” said House ...

"This ban would be among the most restrictive in the entire country," senior legislative leaders said about the proposal.

Bosses at TikTok, Facebook and Instagram have denied their social media platforms are addictive amid growing outrage over a ...