youth mental health

• Youth social media bans are spreading across the world. Spain’s will be an important case study.
• Australia’s social media ban has taken effect, and the world is watching

  Both Reddit and several individuals have filed lawsuits against Australia to challenge a federal social media law.

  
• TikTok tackles idealized beauty standards by restricting filters among under-18 users

  TikTok is tackling idealistic beauty standards and the youth mental health crisis by restricting access to some of its filters.

  
• TikTok, Google, and Meta to face multiple lawsuits related to the mental health effects of algorithms

  A U.S. District Court judge in Oakland ruled that Meta, TikTok, and Google have to face some lawsuits from schools related to algorithms.

  
• California is tackling addictive social media feeds at the state level
• YouTube wants to shield teens from eating disorder videos. Parents can help.