After new nationwide test scores showed that academic skills of the high school Class of 2024 fell dramatically, observers ...

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness hit shelves in March 2024, the world has wrestled with Jonathan Haidt’s claim that rising youth anxiety and depression stem ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian government-commissioned report said selfie-based age guessing software could enforce a teen social media ban, but noted that some groups experienced “unacceptable” ...

A government-commissioned report from Australia indicates that selfie-based age estimation technology generally provides accurate and rapid results, maintaining user privacy. However, the report ...

As an older millennial, my high school and college summers were defined largely by the jobs I held. Not many of today’s teens can say the same. Once a rite of passage, teen jobs are now endangered.

A recent safety study revealed that an AI chatbot by US social media company Meta, which is built into Instagram and Facebook, can lead teens to act on harmful behaviors such as suicide, self-harm, ...

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt shared disturbing video that highlights the harmful content social media feeds young users. “Can we trust Instagram to protect our teens?” the first part of the video reads ...

Kids in Tucson are learning digital literacy, problem solving and coding by building their own video games at Code Ninjas. Texas teen hospitalized with severe burns after TikTok experiment goes ...

A former US Space Force sergeant who fired multiple rounds at two suspected carjackers outside his home, killing a 14-year-old, has been sentenced to over half a century in jail. Orest Schur, 29, ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Three juveniles in Volusia County are facing serious charges after deputies said they kicked a door in Deltona as part of a social media “door kick challenge.” According to a ...

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