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No, That Viral Study Doesn't Show You Can Improve Your Mental Health by Deactivating Instagram

While a viral post called the results “shocking,” the study itself found little evidence that social media use harms mental health.

Reason · Jun 30, 2025

Governments are pushing teen social media bans – but behind the scenes is a messy fight over science

As governments worldwide move to restrict teenagers’ access to smartphones and social media, a fierce scientific debate has erupted over whether these digital technologies actually harm young people’s mental health.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2024

Former Police Scotland officer jailed for 'appalling' abuse of women over 14 years

A FORMER police officer has been jailed and put on the sex offenders register after “appalling” physical and verbal abuse of women over more…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21, 2024

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The Anxious Generation wants to save teens. But the bestseller’s anti-tech logic is skewed

There’s no doubt about the mental health crisis facing young people. Jonathan Haidt blames our devices – which oversimplifies the problem

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2024

Judge says man charged with killing 3 in suburban Boston mentally incompetent for trial

A man charged with killing a couple marking their 50th wedding anniversary as well as the woman’s 97-year-old mother in suburban Boston has been found by a judge to be mentally incompetent to stand trial now

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

After days of destruction, Macron blames a familiar bogeyman: video games

Violence has erupted across France after the fatal police shooting of a teen. President Macron has, in part, blamed video games, adding him to the list of leaders who have cited the debunked theory.

WEKU · Jul 7, 2023

Killing of 3 relatives, including couple marking 50th wedding anniversary, rattles Boston suburb

A suspect is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in connection with the weekend killings of a Boston-area husband and wife celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and the woman’s 97-year-old mother

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

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Man arrested after slaying of elderly Massachusetts couple celebrating their 50th anniversary

BOSTON — A 41-year-old man has been arrested after the murder of three elderly residents in their Newton home over the weekend, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced after the slayings rattled the community.

Boston Herald · Jun 27, 2023

Robert Irwin’s Starred In His First Ever Fashion Shoot And Is He… A Long-Lost Hemsworth Brother?

Crikey, as they say.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 3, 2022

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