TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

For the price of a cup of coffee, your teen can learn how to invest in cryptocurrency. Today, Stack released what CEO Will Rush says is “the first crypto education and trading app for teens and their parents.”. And, when teen users reach 18 years old, the assets transfer into their name. Stack banks $2.7M

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

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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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The Wall Street Journal ’s reporting reveals Facebook’s leadership to be focused on a growth-at-all-costs mindset that valued profits over the health and lives of children and teens,” the lawmakers said. trillion budget reconciliation seeking to address tech’s effects on teens. A group of Democrats, including Sen.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

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. Step offers teens $3 (it used to be just $1) for every friend that signs up under their referral.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2022

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. Users with under 1,000 followers have an average engagement rate of 51.1%. TikTok has the highest social media engagement rate per post. The majority of U.S.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Mott Children's Hospital (via Insider). The new study comes from Common Sense Media and the University of Michigan C.S. It tracked the screen time of 203 Android users – Apple doesn't share this type of data with researchers – aged 11 to 17 for nine days via an app. Read Entire Article

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Children’s Defense Fund :: @ ChildDefender. Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) :: @NationalCASA. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans :: @ CIAV. Coalition to Stop Gun Violence :: @ CSGV. Crisis Group :: @ CrisisGroup.

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TechSpot

JULY 31, 2024

A pair of bills passed the Senate yesterday despite concerns from critics that it may cause more harm than good for children and unduly restrict the right to free speech. The measures are the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, referred to. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

APRIL 5, 2024

A not-so-insignificant portion of these players are teenagers or even younger children, leading to child exploitation accusations. Roblox has a monthly player count of over 200 million. However, Roblox Studio boss Stefano Corazza says the platform stands wrongly accused. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

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 As a father of three, if Curry talks about introducing Step to his own children, people will take notice.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

A facial recognition algorithm used by a local roller skating rink in Detroit wouldn’t let teen Lamya Robinson onto the premises, and accused her of previously getting into a fight at the establishment. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. But Robinson had never even been to the rink.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Google is challenging proposed laws that would require online services to implement age checks in a new framework that theorizes how technology companies should approach children’s safety online. In its set of principles, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 16, 2025

Experts in adolescent sleep say a few small changes to how parents and teens approach sleep can make a dramatic difference. Try a tech-free bedtime routine for teens The first step to setting up a better bedtime routine is dealing with technology. Separate children from their devices at night. Be prepared for excuses.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

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. French startup Vybe has raised a $2.9 million funding round (€2.4 The company is currently testing its product with a soft launch. In the U.S.,

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Engadget

MARCH 26, 2025

The legislation is intended to protect children and teens, according to bill sponsor Todd Weiler, a Republican state senator. However, it has also raised questions about privacy and where the burden of responsibility falls to ensure that underage users don't see inappropriate content. Meta, Snap and X have supported the measure. "We

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Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

We must engage our children during their formative yearsideally starting in elementary school, while their worldview and brains are being developedand before resources get passed down. This bigger lens can help children explore questions such as: Why are we here? Integrate your children. What is our purpose?

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) announced this week that it's collaborating with a few online platforms on a tool to help teens and others stop their intimate pictures from being shared. The measure intends to take a more preventative approach versus typical reporting systems. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

JUNE 23, 2022

Instagram didn't start asking new users to input their date of birth until 2019, and it only requests age verification when teens try to edit their birth dates to show they are aged 18 or older. It's partly why 40% of children under 13 use the site and other social.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2014

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. GivingTuesday is ramping up for its 2014 campaign and it looks like children and teens will be a part of the movement. One example is Emily Barr from Maryland is a clever 5th grader who wants to help her best friend who has Cystic Fibrosis.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

I still look back on all the time that I spent as a teen, crushed by stigma and afraid to talk about mental health with my friends and family,” says the Stanford grad. Teens, often with the support of their parents, are matched through the Somethings system with mentors who have similar backgrounds and situational experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Currently, more than 50 percent of children ages 0–8 spend an average of 43 minutes daily on smartphones and tablets watching videos, reading, and playing games. Eighty-three percent of millennials ages 18–29 use social networking sites on a regular basis as do 73 percent of teens.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri confirms that a version of the popular photo sharing app for children under 13 is in the works, BuzzFeed News reports. Instagram’s current policy bars children under 13 from the platform. Children’s health advocates criticized it as harmful for kids and urged CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discontinue it.

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TechSpot

MARCH 4, 2022

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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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

SEE ALSO: How Shrekfest keeps the 20-year legacy of 'Shrek' alive Shrek and Fiona's children first appeared in 2007's Shrek the Third , which featured the birth of triplets Fergus, Farkle, and Felicia. Less expected was the revelation that Zendaya is joining the cast, the Euphoria actor voicing Shrek and Fiona's daughter.

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frontstream

JULY 28, 2023

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and a great time to raise awareness and funds for treatment against the leading disease-related killer of children in the US.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2011

A passion of mine for the last 13 years has been working with high school teens through my church youth group. I loved my job and felt so fed by the work I did and the teens I encountered — which made my next step feel more like a step backward rather than a step forward. Well, mainly because I wanted more for the teens of St.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Child online safety has been the issue du jour since the Children and Teen's Online Privacy Protection Act ( COPPA ) and Kids Online Safety Act ( KOSA ) started making their way through Congress, even though both failed to pass in the House. The child safety issue is even more pressing for Roblox.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The app’s youth mode keeps it in line with the Chinese government’s new restrictions on access to video games for younger children. Teens under 14 will be able to access Douyin between 6AM and 10PM, but won’t be able to use the app outside of that window, the company said.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

For 15 years, the small staff of the HOWA Family Center has worked to enrich lives through mentoring for children, families and communities. Although kids all carry cell phones and use them constantly, they use them in a different way than adults tend to use them. read more

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Today’s children and teens want more power and control over their spending. For example, say a teen wants to buy an iPad, they can set up an account that they can save toward that iPad and give family members (such as grandparents, for example) the opportunity to pitch in the same amount, or more. “It

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

While gambling is not allowed on the platform, which hosts millions of virtual games that cater to children and teens, the lawsuit points to third-party gambling sites that invite users to play blackjack, slots, roulette and other games of chance using Roblox’s in-game currency.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2021

For more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country opened their doors each day to millions of kids and teens, literally and symbolically. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Boys & Girls Clubs across the country adapted services to meet the evolving needs of the children, families, and communities they serve.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2021

You can add up to four teens age 13–17 (who can shop on their own with parents approving the purchases). You can also add four children age 12 and under via the Amazon Kids Plus plan, which costs $4.99 a month for Prime members) for up to four children. Select “Add Adult” (or “Add a Teen” or “Add a Child”).

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Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Mission: Robbie’s Hope is an uprising of teens to help other teens. Their goal is to cut teen suicide rates in half by 2028. Learn more about Porter’s Call. Robbie’s Hope. They’ve made it their mission to stop the suicide epidemic that’s taking the lives of their friends. Impacting: Mental health.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Acorns got its start initially targeting younger adults, specifically millennials, before later opening its first services for children. Acorns has evolved its offering to also include investment services, debt management and a product aimed at children, Acorns Early , which launched in June of 2020.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Johns — my North Portland, Oregon, neighborhood — I've been working this year on a new, all-volunteer mentoring program for local teen parents. Johns Village Project is a moms-and-tots playgroup that brings together teen moms and adult moms, with all our kids. We're working on becoming a member program of Oregon Mentors.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Churches are home to fantastic communities and act as gathering places for children, parents, family, and friends. If you’re hosting any church volunteer, fundraising, worship, or children’s events, add a photo release form to the registration form to stay ahead of the curve. Monitoring children in play areas. Sports Events.

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