America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Anxious Generation,” which contends that rising mental health issues in children and adolescents are the result of social media replacing key experiences during formative years of brain development. The book has been criticized by academics, and rightfully so. Haidt’s argument is based largely on...
Children are more anxious than ever, and birthrates are lower than ever. Psychologist Jonathan Haidt has a new book out that overlaps with my new book about parenting, culture, low birthrates, and the epidemic of childhood anxiety. Haidt has a ton of critics, which is to say that a ton of commentators are arguing that […]
Finally, something that both sides of the aisle can agree on: social media companies are too powerful. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, 78% of American adults say social media companies have too much influence on politics — to break it down by party, that’s 84% of surveyed Republicans and 74% of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Jelly Roll might be country's hottest artist right now, but he's still dealing with online bullying and his wife, Bunnie XO, says it finally pushed him to a breaking point. The model came to her husband's defense during an episode of her "Dumb…
Bunnie XO is taking a stand against online bullies targeting her husband, Jelly Roll. In a recent episode of her popular Dumb Blonde podcast, Bunnie XO revealed that Jelly Roll decided to step away from social media due to hurtful comments about his weight. In a preview for the upcoming podcast episode, set to premiere […]
While four Ontario school boards recently announced a $4.5-billion lawsuit against the social media giants behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, Brock University experts are calling for additional actions to address the influence popular online platforms have on teens.
A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following his pages devoted to Wally, the cold-blooded companion that he calls his emotional support alligator. Wally's popularity soared to new heights last year when the gator was denied entry to a Philadelphia Phillies game.
A Pennsylvania man says his emotional support alligator named Wally has
While Swift's label, Universal Music Group, continues to battle TikTok, the pop star made her own deal with the platform ahead of her newest album drop.
Jelly Roll was seen in a good-cause TV commercial that appeared on Fox Thursday, after it was announced that he quit social media because of fat-shaming trolls.
Selena Gomez got candid about her break from social media and revealed that it had been the 'most rewarding gift' to herself and admitted that she gets 'mouthy' to 'defend those she loves.