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New Jersey AG sues Discord over alleged child safety failures

Engadget

The lawsuit claims that Discord has "misled parents about the efficacy of its safety controls and obscured the risks children faced when using the application." The details of the lawsuit are currently sealed, but Platkin's announcement suggests a few ways he plans to argue Discord's approach may have endangered children.

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TikTok teens’ latest passion is enterprise software

The Verge

Five days into the new year, and TikTok’s hottest 2021 trend is teens using enterprise software to go viral. As if the coronavirus pandemic hadn’t already blurred the lines between work and home enough, students and teens are going viral on TikTok after making Notion boards that mimic teen Tumblr feeds.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA. Feeding America :: @ FeedingAmerica. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. Coalition to Stop Gun Violence :: @ CSGV. Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup. DoSomething.org :: @ DoSomething. Education Week :: @ EducationWeek.

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to TikTok

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition, TikTok’s algorithm tracks which videos a user watched all the way through, ensuring that all of the content on someone’s feed is curated toward their interests. TikTok Videos: Not Just for Dancing Teens. Users with under 1,000 followers have an average engagement rate of 51.1%. The majority of U.S.

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Instagram internal research: ‘We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls’

The Verge

It’s a hugely important question, especially with Facebook planning to launch a version of the app for children. Teenage girls are often blasted with images of idealized bodies on Instagram, appearing as adverts, images in their feeds, and content in the app’s Explore page. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Shrek 5 teaser trailer adds Zendaya to cast, draws on TikTok memes

Mashable Tech

In the brief 27-second video, Shrek scrolls through short clips on the Magic Mirror in a manner reminiscent of a TikTok feed — and is suitably repulsed by the questionable depictions of himself that he encounters. Of course, this includes the viral "yassified" Shrek filter of the ogre wearing a black catsuit and dancing in the sky.

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

households with children under 18 experienced food insecurity that year. households with hungry children. This means many children and teens who regularly had access to nutritious meals during the school year may be hungry or undernourished over the summer, even when there are free meals available in their communities.

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