Understanding the Risks
Critical Insights
When Smartphones Get Smarter, Do We Get Dumber? – Makai Allbert, Aug 26, 2024
Excessive Internet Use Disrupts Key Parts of the Teenage Brain – George Citroner, Aug 3, 2024
A New Type of Autism Threatens American Children – John Marc Ghlionn, Feb 7, 2024
Number of teens who ‘don’t enjoy life’ has doubled with social media – Rikki Schlott, Jun 19, 2023
What Is “Digital Dementia”, and Is It a Harmful Impact of Technology? – Carla Delgado, Sep 20, 2021
44 Smartphone Addiction Statistics for 2024 –
April 16, 2024
How Social Media Is Warping People’s Relationship With Violence – Petr Svab, September 26, 2025
Social Media: Bold Ideas For Helping Our Teens – Delaney Ruston, MD, April 9, 2024
Potential Risks of Content,
Features, and Functions – April 2024
The Impact of TikTok on Our Attention Span: A Modern Dilemma – Josie Simon, Mar 12, 2024
New York City designates social media a public health hazard – Kelsey Ables, January 25, 2024
Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones – Natasha Singer, Aug 11, 2024
Should schools ban phones? -Sam Klebanov, May 3, 2024
How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones – Joanna Slater, May 1, 2024
Smartphone Bans, Student Outcomes and Mental Health – Sara Abrahamsson, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Florida attorney general issues subpoenas to Roblox over child safety – Reuters, Oct 20, 2025
Is Talkie AI Safe? What Parents Should Know – Robert Milligan, March 19, 2025
A Teacher Did All He Could to Keep Kids Off Phones. He’s Quitting in Frustration. – Julie Jargon, May 18, 2024
He Was the Only Kid in Class Without a Cell Phone, Years Later He Thanks His Parents – Louise Chambers, Dec 19, 2023
A Parent’s Guide to Smartphone Addiction
Surgeon General Issues New Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has on Youth Mental Health – Delaney Ruston, MD, May 23, 2023