Bill Ready, CEO of Pinterest, has publicly called on governments to ban social media access for users under the age of 16. In a recent opinion piece published by Time, he positioned the issue as one of public safety, arguing that the current digital environment exposes children to risks at an unprecedented scale. Ready described […]
fter helping shape the modern social web, Biz Stone and Evan Sharp are backing a very different kind of social experiment. The two founders have raised fresh funding for West Co, a startup that quietly launched an invite-only version of its first app, Tangle, in November. According to reporting by the Financial Times, the company […]
This past summer, Laura Marciano, a researcher at Harvard University, conducted interviews with 500 teenagers for an ongoing study exploring the link between technology use and feelings of loneliness. The findings were eye-opening. Over several weeks, teenagers recruited through Instagram influencers answered questions three times daily about their social interactions. More than half reported, each […]
As social media use among young people reaches unprecedented levels and platforms continuously refine their engagement algorithms, worries over social media addiction are surfacing globally. Australia is now taking a strong stance, planning to restrict social media access for those under 16. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced this bold move on Thursday, revealing that legislation […]