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Attempt to reach expert consensus on teens and phones ends in argument

There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead sparked more disagreement

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US government is using AI for unprecedented social media surveillance

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Reddit users were subjected to AI-powered experiment without consent

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US government defunds research on misinformation

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US government defunds research on misinformation

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Where is the TV drama to move the dial on climate change?

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Where is the TV drama to move the dial on climate change?

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Can't stop doomscrolling? Here's some research to help you cut back

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Distracted by your phone? Putting it out of reach may not help

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TOPSHOT - A boy rides past as smoke billows from a burning garbage dump, in Lahore on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mike Berners-Lee's solution for the polycrisis may be just too hard

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Smartphones may be beneficial to children – if they avoid social media

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Popular TikTok videos about ADHD are full of misinformation

The top 100 videos about ADHD on TikTok feature many claims that psychologists consider inaccurate, but students often identify misleading videos as helpful

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Content moderation offers little actual safety on Big Social Media

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From headaches to tics, how mass nocebo effects spread real symptoms

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What nine sleep researchers do to get their best night's rest

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US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban – but the fight isn't over yet

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