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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

SEE ALSO: Why teens are telling strangers their secrets online In fact, of the 970 people between ages of 13 and 28 surveyed for the Made of Millions report, 431 of them were in some phase of what the researchers described as a mental health "journey." But the internet also became risky at times.

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How Much Time Should Your Nonprofit Invest In Different Social Media Channels?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Larry Swiader, Senior Director of Digital Media at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. According to this Mashable study , Pinterest actually drives more traffic to publishers than Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit combined. David Almacy, Senior Vice President at Edelman. Look for traffic from unexpected sources.

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A teenager on TikTok disrupted thousands of scientific studies with a single video

The Verge

It opens with recent Florida high school graduate and self-described “teen author” Sarah Frank sitting in her bedroom and smiling at the camera. Long-standing Prolific survey-takers complained on Reddit that Frank had made it difficult to find paid surveys to take on the overrun platform. The July 23rd video is short and simple.

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Daily Crunch: In SEC filing, Accenture reveals plans to dismiss 19,000 workers over the next 18 months

TechCrunch

TikTok questioned on ineffective teen time limits, by Sarah. And now here’s six non-TikTok stories for you: If Reddit and Stack Overflow had a baby… : It would be Daily.dev , according to Paul. China reminds US that it can and will kill a forced TikTok sale, by Taylor and Rita.

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Living the Dream SMP

The Verge

He, too, has to rely on WikiGuides from devoted fans and popular clips on Reddit to figure out what video he should focus on next. When the Dream SMP creators started streaming more on Twitch, it became more difficult to track down videos to watch after the fact. Illustration by Ollie / @vnzdnt. One of Ollie’s depictions of Dream.

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Apple’s controversial new child protection features, explained

The Verge

Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and many other companies scan users’ files against hash libraries, often using a Microsoft-built tool called PhotoDNA. If a moderator confirms the presence of CSAM, they’ll disable the account and report the images to legal authorities. Is CSAM scanning a new idea? Not at all.

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Memejacking: Does Your Nonprofit Dare?

Tech Soup

And, if you're thinking that only teens like memes, look at the range of people who drenched themselves for the Ice Bucket Challenge. In particular, Reddit , Twitter, and the media ate it up, and tens of thousands of social shares made the Salvation Army's ad a meme unto itself. Memes travel within all age groups.

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