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Black teen barred from skating rink by inaccurate facial recognition

The Verge

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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The Nonprofit’s Guide to TikTok

Nonprofit Tech for Good

TikTok Videos: Not Just for Dancing Teens. Just press the share button in the lower right corner of your TikTok video, and the options for sharing will pop up on the screen. 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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TikTok parent ByteDance adds time limit for kids under 14 on its video app in China

The Verge

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. The app’s youth mode keeps it in line with the Chinese government’s new restrictions on access to video games for younger children.

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‘Unspeakable’ video highlights the role of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Black Lives Matter

The Verge

But when referring to a Black person, the sign uses four fingers pressed together in the ASL “b” handshape moving horizontally across the forehead, and is generally reserved for use by Black people, Alaquiva said. They also seek to call attention to the number of police violence victims who had disabilities.

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Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google found new child safety group

Engadget

The press release announcing ROOST specifically calls out plans to offer "tools to detect, review, and report child sexual abuse material (CSAM)." The child safety issue is even more pressing for Roblox. Partner companies are providing funding for these tools, and the technical expertise to build them, too.

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Empowering young women in philanthropy to create lasting change

Candid

Women have a unique opportunity to use their position to advance philanthropy and impact to tackle the pressing problems affecting human and planetary health. In a generation very well-documented to be suffering with anxiety, Half the Story is at the leading edge of the digital well-being movement for teens.

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Several states are investigating how Instagram keeps kids on the platform

The Verge

A group of state attorneys general has announced an investigation into “the techniques utilized by Meta to increase the frequency and duration of engagement” of children and teens on Instagram and the negative effects that may cause ( via The Wall Street Journal ).