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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=188869&url=https://www.dw.com/en/france-s-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s/a-75669653?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">France's Lawmakers Vote to Ban Social Media for Youth Under 15</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097" rel="tag" target="_blank">DW- top stories</a></p>Lawmakers in France's National Assembly passed a bill Monday that would ban children under 15 years old from using social media. The vote was 116 to 23 in favor the bill, which will now go to the Senate. President Emmanuel Macron has championed the ban, saying it's needed to protect French youth. He hailed the vote as a "major step" and wrote in a post on X that "our children's brains are not for sale. Not to American platforms, nor to...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=188870&url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260126231847.htm" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Obesity and High Blood Pressure May Directly Cause Dementia</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/" rel="tag" target="_blank">Science Daily - Top Health</a></p>A new genetic study suggests that obesity and high blood pressure may play a direct role in causing dementia, not just raising the risk. By analyzing data from large populations in Denmark and the U.K., researchers found strong evidence that obesity can damage brain health over time, especially when it leads to high blood pressure. Much of the dementia risk appeared to be tied to vascular damage in the brain, which affects blood flow and...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=188871&url=https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWkFVX3lxTE5Fek9uRnNPUmI2OGtPOGU3b3QtWVRYTUFaRVBmc2IyNHMxUkZUQTNuUVE3LWFiNlduSHc0aXQyZzBUVXdtRXZTN3JYMGFweEJEV0dDSWk1TEJUUQ?oc=5&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Tech Giants Face Landmark Trial Over Social Media Addiction Claims</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="http://news.google.com/?ned=us&topic=m" rel="tag" target="_blank">Google News - Health</a></p>A landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, alleges the design of the platforms' algorithms left her addicted to social media and harmed her mental health. The defendants include Instagram and Facebook owner Meta, TikTok's owner ByteDance, and YouTube's parent Google. Snapchat settled with the...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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<td><a href="http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=188852&url=https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Government by AI? White House Using AI to Write Regulations</a>
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<p><div><p>Source: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/" rel="tag" target="_blank">ProPublica</a></p>The White House is planning to use AI to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and agency staffers. The plan was presented to DOT staff last month at a demonstration of AI's "potential to revolutionize the way we draft rulemakings," an agency attorney wrote to colleagues. Gregory Zerzan, the agency's general counsel, said at that meeting that President Trump is "very excited about this...</div><h6></h6><br><a href="https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage" target="_blank"><img title="Brought to you by Social Psychology Network" alt="Brought to you by SocialPsychology Network" src="https://www.socialpsychology.org/images/rss-footer-large.png" border="0" width="400" height="45"></a><br><br></p>
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