6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (445+ words) Australia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures. Australia in December banned under 16s from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and Tik…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1345+ words) Ian Lee has never received an Old Age Security (OAS) payment, even though at 73, he has been eligible for them for years." This is not a bureaucratic error. It is a choice Lee, a professor at Carleton University, made before…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (515+ words) As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new U. S. studies suggest they have ignored a key culprit " the smartphone. For a while, experts linked the decline to the recession that struck in 2008 when the global…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (548+ words) There was "no meaningful shift" away from big tech platforms like Tik Tok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia's world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP show. Australia in December banned under 16s from a raft…...

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (339+ words) Both chambers of Britain's parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes during their lifetime. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to stop anyone born after January 1, 2009 [now aged 17] from taking up smoking....

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (567+ words) The head of Europe's video game rating system, PEGI, has warned against supposed "silver bullet" child protection solutions such as age verification, in an interview with AFP. A new set of PEGI (Pan-European Game Information) age ratings, coming into force…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (462+ words) This year's World Happiness Report highlighted the impact of social media as many countries impose or mull legislative restrictions on social media use for young people. "Dramatic declines" in happiness were recorded among under 25s in the United States, Canada, Australia…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1118+ words) The number of non-religious adults has risen steadily in western countries during recent decades. For many, a non-religious identity begins in childhood. Yet, little research focuses on the beliefs of non-religious children." Anna Strhan, a cultural sociologist at University of…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1082+ words) The federal government needs to act swiftly to protect children from the harmful impacts of social media, a parliamentary committee heard Feb. 3." "If we don't do something, we are going to lose more Canadian kids, more Canadian youth and more…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (359+ words) The ban " targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar " is expected to remove up to 7. 2 billion calories from children's diets each year, according to the health ministry. Impacting ads airing before 9: 00 p. m. and any time online, it will…...