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In their own words: What young people wish they’d known about social media

Oprah Daily

Larissa May and Oprah Winfrey talk about digital wellness

Wall Street Journal

The Woman Rallying Teens to Change Social Media

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CBS News

Kids coming of age with social media offer sage advice for their younger peers

US News & World Report (via AP News)

A Realistic Way to Protect Kids From Social Media? Find a Middle Ground

The Morning Show

Larissa May talks 'Half The Story' and high-schoolers social media concerns

Everyday Endorphins

EP #126: Not All Screen Time is Created Equal - How to Enhance Your Digital Wellness Routine with Larissa May, Founder of #HalftheStory

Oprah Daily

Watch Now: Oprah and Leading Experts on the Teen Mental Health Crisis

Oprah

Sneak Peek: Oprah and Leading Experts on the Teen Mental Health Crisis

Fortune The Broadsheet

Meet Fortune's first female CEO: Anastasia Nyrkovskaya

Super News (via The Wall Street Journal)

Empowering Teens: Larissa May's Digital Wellness Advocacy Makes Waves

The Wall Street Journal (Online)

The Woman Rallying Teens to Change Social Media

Well + Good

You Are Cordially Invited to Larissa May's Digital Oasis

Capitol Weekly Podcast

Larissa May: Cyberbullying, SB 1504 and Digital Wellness

a is for anxious: a podcast diary

s is for social media w/ Larissa May, #HalfTheStory

Mozilla Blog

Larissa May reflects on empowering the next generation’s relationship with technology

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What Are 'iPad kids'? Why Gen Z criticizes Gen Alpha's screen time

Yahoo! News

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KTLA (Online)

Scrolling too much? Try this

KSL.com

Digital wellness movement sees Utah as 'testing ground.' Cox declares 'Phone-Free Fridays'

AP News

In their own words: What young people wish they’d known about social media

Oprah Daily

Larissa May and Oprah Winfrey talk about digital wellness

Wall Street Journal

The Woman Rallying Teens to Change Social Media

TODAY Show

The impact of screen time on kids: What's at stake

TODAY.com

Once consumed by social media, now she raises the alarm about kids and phones

TODAY.com

Kids in Crisis: Resource guide for parents

Social Media and Mental Health

WSJ Video

Larissa May on the Future of Social Media

ABC7 New

Non-profit #HalfTheStory Pushes Online Safety Legislation, Authenticity, Mental Health

Forbes

Could You Be Phone-Free For Four Days? Here Are Four Key Reasons To Do It

NBC

Larissa May explains social media’s impact on mental health

Huff Post

How #HalfTheStory Is Changing The World One Instagram Post At A Time

CNN

She's behind an honest social media movement

Wall Street Journal

THE FACEBOOK FILES Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show

Time Magazine

Move Over, Millennials: How Generation Z Is Disrupting Work As We Know It

La Tercera

Meta y TikTok podrían enfrentarse a una responsabilidad civil por adicción de los niños en California

The Wall Street Journal

Meta, TikTok Could Face Civil Liability if Held to Addict Children in California

The Levant News

California lets lawyers sue social media for child harmful content

Florence Given

SOCIAL MEDIA: Lonely Online with Larissa May

The Papaya Podcast

The One About Social Media & #HalfTheStory with Larissa May

London Daily

Social media companies could be sued for addicting children to their digital-drug in California

The Quint

California Lawmakers Want To Sue Meta, TikTok for Kids’ Social Media Addictions

Arab News

SRMG concludes Cannes Lions outing with talks on digital well-being, and a night of art, NFTs and music

About Her

SRMG at Cannes Lions Features Digital Wellness Talks

Fresno 24 (KCRA)

Committee to vote on bill that would let parents sue social media giants

Circle Around

Teen Mental Health Impacted by Digital Habits — Help for Parents

Sayidaty Magazine

Cannes Lions Festival: SRMG Pavillion Digital Wellness

Forbes

Selena Gomez Joins ‘White House Conversation On Youth Mental Health’ Hosted By MTV

Social Media Explorer

Social Media Liability Bill Passed California State Committee

Pinterest

Building better: On and off the internet

KTLA

Half the Story founder Larissa May previews Global Day of Unplugging

Forbes

Social Media Liability Bill Passed California State Committee - Are Teens Actually ‘Addicted’ To Social Media?

Today Show

Once consumed by social media, now she raises the alarm about kids and phones

Wall Street Journal

Larissa May on the Future of Social Media

Wall Street Journal Tech Conference

Larissa May on the Business Case for Digital Wellbeing

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