You haven’t screwed up your kids by letting them use social media. An expert has tips for what to do

In her new book, “Smartphone Nation,” social media expert Kaitlyn Regehr helps parents manage their digital media consumption ...
Yahoo

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul: Kids must escape the algorithm. A phone ban does that. | Opinion

With the school year quickly coming to an end, many parents will soon exchange the daily battle of getting their kids out the door to school with prying their attention away from phones. Smartphones ...

Instagram is finally giving you an easy way to teach its algorithm what you like

Instagram is testing a new feature that lets users customize the type of content they see in their Reels feed.

WATCH — Are you in Group 7? We talk to its creator, musician Sophia James

CBC Kids News talks to Sophia James, the musician behind the Group 7 trend, about how she took on the TikTok algorithm to go ...
Grand Island Independent

YouTube overhauled its algorithms for kids' content amid FTC talks

Kids' entertainment is massive on YouTube, the internet video-sharing arm of Alphabet Inc.'s Google. It's also incredibly controversial. Because YouTube lets people post clips with few limitations, it ...
Yahoo

Spotify Premium Subscribers Can Finally Save Their Algorithm From Their Kids

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source. If you have a Premium Family plan ...
The Verge

Spotify rolls out controls to keep kids music out of your algorithm

Managed accounts are launching in the US, making it easier to curate what your children can listen to. Managed accounts are launching in the US, making it easier to curate what your children can ...
The Conversation

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from ...