A group of leading major technology companies including OpenAI and Discord have raised more than $27 million for a new initiative focused on building open-source tools to boost online safety for kids.

In the last decade or so, media itself has become obsessed with the condemnation of technology and social media. A quick Google search yields dozens upon dozens of articles lamenting society’s ...

As many parents know from experience, today’s kids spend a lot of time online. While concerns about screen time are often focused on teens—unsurprisingly, as nearly half of teen participants in a 2024 ...

Walk into nearly any American school this fall and you’ll see a striking trend: phones are gone. Locked pouches. Classroom baskets. Outright bans. Three out of four U.S. public schools now prohibit ...

For parents raising their kids in the age of phones, social media and the internet, it can be tricky. Research links kids’ use of social media with depression and anxiety. A lot of content online ...

About four-in-ten parents say they could be doing better at managing their kid’s screen time. A larger share – 58% – say they’re doing the best they can.

Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology. Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the ...