Social media addiction trial: 20-year-old plaintiff KGM testifies her social media use, which began in childhood, exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts
A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms …
Social media addiction trial: 20-year-old plaintiff KGM testifies her social media use, which began in childhood, exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts
A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms …
OpenAI estimates ~0.07% of ChatGPT's weekly active users “indicate possible signs of mental health emergencies” like mania, and details its safety improvements
Millions use ChatGPT like a therapist, but that's about to change Viktor Eriksson / PCWorld : Over 1 million ChatGPT users mention suicidal intent every week BBC : ChatGPT shares data on how many user...
US lawmakers reintroduce the Kids Online Safety Act with updates aimed at addressing potential harms, but fail to appease some activists and industry groups
a national teen mental health crisis—have been fueled by black box algorithms featuring eating disorders, bullying, suicidal thoughts, & more. Richard Blumenthal / @senblumenthal : Kids & parents want...
Experts criticize Koko, a mental health nonprofit, for directing some at-risk users on Facebook, Tumblr, Discord, and other platforms to a chatbot for a study
which was a Typeform-generated survey that presented users with a quiz with GIFs of a cat and dog. https://www.vice.com/... @motherboard : If a user's response indicated that they were at risk, they w...
Facebook's research on teens and mental health is not as conclusive as it appears, relying on teens' self-reported views and a small sample size
With each Facebook crisis, we become savvier … Jean Twenge / The Conversation : Facebook's own internal documents offer a blueprint for making social media safer for teens Maxwell Strachan / VICE : Fa...
Facebook's research on teens and mental health is not as conclusive as it appears, relying on teens' self-reported views and a small sample size
Anya Kamenetz / NPR : Tweets: @anya1anya , @andymstone , @anya1anya , @rjcc , @npr , @shuhbillskee , and @andymstone Tweets: Anya Kamenetz / @anya1anya : What does Facebook's own internal data actual...
A look at the data sharing practices of therapy apps like Better Help, which notify third parties when an app is opened and if a patient has suicidal thoughts
and especially mental health data-is some of the most valuable, and controversial. (via @Jezebel) https://jezebel.com/... Laura G. Hoffman / @lgh_dc : “[As soon as we downloaded the app], Better Help ...
A look at the data sharing practices of therapy apps like Better Help, which notify third parties when an app is opened and if a patient has suicidal thoughts
Starting treatment with Better Help, one of the most prominent “therapy-on-demand” apps to launch over the last few years, is easy, which is more or less the point. Tweets: @dmehro , @dmehro , @ohthat...
Some viewers use Twitch as an outlet for suicidal thoughts and streamers say Twitch can do more to help than just point them to a mental health support page
Nathan Grayson / Kotaku : Tweets: @dacidbro , @wishfuiiytv , and @chrsmxwll Tweets: David Broweleit / @dacidbro : Apparently someone actually programmed the “Report self harm” button on Twitch to sim...