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Meta-funded program teaches tweens about online exploitation

Mashable Tech

Victims of such exploitation often believe they are messaging with another teen and eventually share a graphic or explicit image of themselves. In October 2024, the Meta social media platform Instagram launched its own campaign against sextortion, along with tools to help teen victims.

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Instagram to introduce “take a break” feature and “nudge” teens away from harmful content

The Verge

He added that in addition to pausing plans for an Instagram Kids platform and giving parents optional controls to supervise teens, the company planned to introduce a feature “called ‘take a break,’ where we will be prompting teens to just simply take a break from using Instagram.”. Clegg didn’t provide a timeline for either feature.

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5 Social Media Stats That’ll Help Your Nonprofit Understand Audiences

TechImpact

Marketers from the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector alike are attempting to harness the power of social media to connect with these audiences. And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true? 76% of Tumblr and 74% of Instagram users are teens.

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Teen hacker gains remote control of over 20 Teslas

TechSpot

He doesn’t want to disclose exactly how he did it until he reports the vulnerability to the non-profit Mitre. Nineteen-year-old IT security specialist David Columbo reported in a Twitter thread Monday and Tuesday that he gained complete control of over 25 Teslas in 13 countries without their owners knowing.

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Congress will investigate claims that Instagram harms teens

The Verge

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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Pheed and Sulia: Two New Social Networks for the Nonprofit Early Adopters

Nonprofit Tech for Good

What I most like about Sulia is that unlike any other social network which heavily prioritizes the business community, Sulia launched with a “ Non-profits and NGOs ” channel – a very wise decision in that nonprofits are a powerhouse on the Social Web. Pheed: The Next Social Network for Teens?

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to TikTok

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At first, the ability for users to quickly gain fame through their videos is what made the app so appealing to teenagers, but for-profit companies caught wind of the speed at which content could go viral and wanted to get in on the action. TikTok Videos: Not Just for Dancing Teens. The majority of U.S.

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