Category: Parental Rights/ Parenting

Is Instagram Designed to Be Addictive? Supreme Court Rejects Meta’s Appeal

“Instagram’s harm to teens, and particularly girls and young women, is well-documented,” Clark said in an October 2023 statement on the lawsuit. “But Meta has denied and downplayed these harmful impacts for continued profits. Meta knowingly designed and developed Instagram features to exploit teens’ vulnerabilities to maximize revenue. This is reprehensible and a violation of Vermont’s Consumer Protection Act. This lawsuit aims to hold Meta accountable.”

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Rising Costs Aren’t Stopping Young Couples From Having Kids

In 2024, Pew Research surveyed childless adults. Infertility, wanting to focus on “other things,” or lack of the right partner were among the reasons for not having children. The cost of children was on the list, but hardly on the top.

Almost 40% of childless adults age 50 or older said the top reason they didn’t have kids was because “it just never happened.” Childless adults under 50 listed their top reason for not planning to have kids as “they just don’t want to.” Indeed, for adults over 50, that reason accounted for 31% of those surveyed, compared to 57% of respondents under 50.

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