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Florida bans children under 14 from holding social media accounts

TechSpot

The law, which will go into effect on January 1, 2025, is expected to have far-reaching consequences for not only teens and their parents, but also social media companies that will have to delete the accounts of children under the age of 14. They will also have to seek parental. Read Entire Article

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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

Hurricane Milton: Implications of repeated storms Milton was the third storm to hit Florida in three months and the second to hit in two weeks. And as a result of repeated storms, insurance companies have been leaving Florida or increasing insurance rates, creating a crisis of underinsurance that Milton will exacerbate.

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Before Google Was Blamed for the Suicide of a Teen Chatbot User, Its Researchers Published a Paper Warning of Those Exact Dangers

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In particular, the Google researchers warn, these bots could target children and adolescents, who "can be more easily persuaded and manipulated than adults." The teen at the heart of the Florida case, Sewell Setzer III, was just 14 years old when, in February 2024, he died of suicideafter developing an intense obsession with Character.AI

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How To Help After Hurricane Helene

Bloomerang

With catastrophic flooding and winds of up to 140 mph, Hurricane Helene has had a devastating impact on Florida’s Big Bend area and much of the Southeastern U.S. Heart to Heart International deployed an advance response team to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas and are planning to send another team to help this week with a medical van.

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Group of state attorneys general launch investigation into TikTok and its effect on young people

TechSpot

Attorneys general from eight states, including Massachusetts, California, Florida, and Kentucky, are investigating TikTok to find out if its design and the way it is promoted can have a negative effect on the wellbeing of children, teens, and young adults.

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Radio and TV host Larry King dies at 87

The Verge

King started his career in local radio in Florida in the 1950s, according to the New York Times obituar y, and began a national radio call-in show in 1978. Last summer, two of King’s children died within weeks of each other ; Chaia King, 52, had been diagnosed with lung cancer and Andy King, 65, suffered a heart attack.

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7 Nonprofits Fighting for Immigrant Rights

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DACA paved the way for these children of immigrants to obtain work authorization and relief from deportation, enabling them to go on to universities and build careers and families. The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights. Florida Immigrant Coalition. Learn more about their #HeretoStay Campaign. Get Involved. Learn More.

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