SYDNEY – A constitutional challenge has been filed against Australia’s social media ban for children under 16, just two weeks before the world-first law comes into effect. The Digital Freedom Project launched proceedings in the High Court of Australia, with two 15-year-olds, Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, named as plaintiffs. Read More: Punjab govt bans use of social […]
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Covid-19: WHO urges rich nations to stop vaccinating kids, teenagers
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) urged wealthy countries on Friday to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate doses to poorer nations, while warning that the pandemic’s second year looked set to be more deadly. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced outrage that a number of rich countries were now vaccinating […]
Little evidence that teenagers harmed by screen time, study says
Using smartphones and other screens has little impact on the wellbeing of teenagers – even before they go to sleep, according to a study. Despite the common belief that screen time could damage young people’s mental health, researchers at Oxford University have found little evidence to support these fears, using data from more than 17,000 […]