The youth attendees at the Digital Wellness Lab’s Amplify Youth Summit are credited for helping to develop Roblox’s community standards guidance tailored to a young audience.
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Safer Internet Day: Empowering Users of All Ages With Safety Tools and Guidance
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😵💫📲 This is your sign to delete TikTok
Lab Clinical Research Coordinator Hannah Chidekel offers some low-effort ways to start moderating social media use.
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Kids carry the internet in their pockets. Are schools teaching them how to use it?
Kyra Brisette, CEO of Media Literacy Now, touts the Digital Wellness Lab’s research-back guidance on helping young kids navigate digital media.
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YouTube introduces new parental controls, content guidelines for teen viewers
The Digital Wellness Lab along with peer institutions provide research-backed input to help guide content policies.
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What a Digital Detox Can Do for You
Dr. David Bickham of the Digital Wellness Lab outlines some pros and cons of social media use and notes youth awareness of the cons.
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Video Games An Effective Stress Reliever For Young Adults
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Family Guide to Video Gaming is cited for detailed information on potential benefits of games.
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Editorial: Ban social media for teens younger than 16
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Pulse Survey from 2022, Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences, calls out some potential downsides of social media use by teens.
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Teen Wellbeing On The Road: Learning and Building Together
The Digital Wellness Lab’s 2025 Amplify Youth Summit is covered by Lab alum Kristelle Lavallee.
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TikTok boss insists teens’ safety not at risk from AI moderation
Executive Director Cori Stott of the Digital Wellness Lab explains how people use technology in the context of new tools to promote mindful usage.
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In Focus Weekend | What Happened to Daniel Naroditsky in the Online Chess Era?
Digital Wellness Lab Director Dr. Michael Rich explains how the pandemic forced people online and how online spaces can seem safer and better than they are.
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