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Report: 1 in 7 teens exchange explicit images online for money or goods

Mashable Tech

A new survey is a wakeup call for parents who believe their teen would never exchange sexually explicit imagery of themselves for money or other valuable items like gift cards, clothing, gaming currency, and social media followers and likes. One in four teens said they were sexually solicited online for money, gifts, or social opportunities.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. Children for Children Foundation. Faber is a Philanthroteen.

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Teen banking service Step raises $50M, adds TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to investor list

TechCrunch

Step , a mobile banking service aimed at teens , announced this morning it has raised $50 million in Series B funding after growing to over 500,000 users only two months after its official launch. To date, Step has raised over $75 million. Now she will do that not only as a partner and customer, but as an investor, as well.

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Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, announces Steph Curry’s investment

TechCrunch

Step , the digital banking service aimed at teens and endorsed by TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, announced this morning the close of a $100 million round of Series C funding after growing to more than 1.5 To date, Step has raised more than $175 million. million users just six months after launch. Image Credits: Step.

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to TikTok

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Now, for-profit companies, influencers, and nonprofits alike are using TikTok to spread information, advertise, and raise funds for causes. TikTok Videos: Not Just for Dancing Teens. Oreo promised to make a donation to Save the Children when at least 1 million TikTok videos were uploaded with the hashtag. 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. As one slide from an internal Facebook presentation put it: “We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls.” (The Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Vybe raises $2.9 million for its challenger bank for teens

TechCrunch

French startup Vybe has raised a $2.9 million) to build a challenger bank for teens. Overall, 260,000 teens have pre-ordered a card already. startups offering debit cards for children are about to reach unicorn status. million funding round (€2.4 The company is currently testing its product with a soft launch. In the U.S.,

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