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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. The content offers videos, scripted lesson plans, and interactive classroom activities. The person then threatens to make the picture public unless the victim pays them.

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Want to increase your brand’s relevancy? Partner up with tween YouTube stars

The Next Web

These teen YouTube stars, like iJustine , Bethany Mota , the Janoskians , Hunter March and others, create content on a daily, weekly or monthly basis that resonates with teen audiences across subject areas covering everything from gaming to beauty. Invite YouTube stars to your events.

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

The Verge

Activists have worked with the National Alliance of Multicultural Disabled Advocates to push for the #BlackDisabledLivesMatter efforts, to spotlight these challenges, as Teen Vogue columnist Sarah Kim reported. I wanted to make sure the messaging was clear, and that we weren’t appropriating anything from the community,” Alaquiva said.

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TikTok influencer Addison Rae will star in Miramax’s gender-swapped She’s All That remake

The Verge

TikTok star Addison Rae Easterling has been cast as the lead role in a new, gender-swapped version of 1999 teen romantic comedy She’s All That , called He’s All That. He’s All That will flip the script, with Easterling playing a popular influencer who tries to change a nerdy male student into the prom king.

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Gas, Slay, what’s next? Fire?

TechCrunch

Shoutout to our producer, Theresa Loconsolo, for putting together a script, and TC’s Andrew Mendez for this feedback: “Y’all slayyyed that recording and honestly can’t wait to you all up on social media when this episode drops.”

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Meet 15 companies that are turning ads and marketing into cultural moments

Fast Company Tech

Liquid Death For giving the brand collab new life In a scene straight from the 90s, two girls fawn over a heartthrob in a teen magazine. The ad quicklywent viral for its dry humor and reverse psychology, which flipped the script on the often overproduced, and, frankly, corny approach thats typical for American tourism spots.

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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. Because social media requires an immediate response, a common script will pay great dividends. David Almacy, Senior Vice President at Edelman. Federal Government has made digital communications a priority. Government.