On Tuesday, after five years of investigation, France's National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety released a comprehensive scientific review on the risks social media platforms pose to the health of 11- to 17-year-olds. Today, these platforms are designed to capture attention and to sustain engagement, which impacts the particular vulnerability of this age group.

EDITORIAL. The compulsive use of mobile phones and social media has disrupted our societies, inflicting major damage on children's and teenagers' mental and physical health.…

On Tuesday, after five years of investigation, France's National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety released a comprehensive scientific review on…

PARIS: Countries including France and Britain are considering following Australia’s lead by banning children and some teenagers from using social media, but experts are still…