Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games ...

Parents need to monitor their kids' time online and teach simple scripts on what to do if they come across people who make ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor Richard Lopez advocates for a holistic approach that includes teaching responsible ...

In a story published Dec. 5, 2025, about the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court hearing oral arguments related to the state ...

The Massachusetts House recently voted 129–25 to prohibit social media use for children under 14 and place restrictions on ...

With thousands of press releases published each month, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the month's most newsworthy and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...

A 9-year-old Texas girl died after accidentally strangling herself during a “blackout challenge” — as her distraught parents warned that the dangerous social media obsession is “not a game.” JackLynn ...

Embattled actor and director Tim Busfield is accused of abusing several women in addition to the two children he’s been charged with touching inappropriately. At least four adults have reportedly ...