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Meta is bringing stricter parental controls to Facebook and Messenger

Fast Company Tech

Meta is bringing its Teen Accounts, which have stricter parental controls, to its Facebook and Messenger platforms on Tuesday, expanding its teen service from just Instagram. Photo: Meta] Tuesday’s announcement also includes updates to Instagram’s teen service that will roll out in the next couple of months.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Children and teens who volunteer tend to have better health and lower levels of anxiety and fewer behavioral problems than those who dont volunteer. 170 billion each year, according to AmeriCorps, the federal agency focused on national and community service. Changing demographics The number of U.S. This change has been gradual.

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5 Ideas For Volunteers As Fundraising Resources

The NonProfit Times

C2C has also created a program specifically for teens, called the Teen Leadership Corps, which offers not only hands-on service opportunities but the chance to learn real-world leadership skills, according to Margherio. Very few organizations offer this, providing caretakers who volunteer more flexibility by bringing kids along.

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Teen banking service Step raises $50M, adds TikTok star Charli D’Amelio to investor list

TechCrunch

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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YouTube claims first-ever lead over Netflix in teen viewership

TechSpot

Investment bank Piper Sandler's 46th semi-annual Generation Z survey of 9,193 US teens (via CNBC) shows that participants spend 29.1% The Google-owned service took its first-ever lead thanks to a small rise since the Spring. of their daily video consumption time on YouTube. Netflix was a close second at 28.7%. Read Entire Article

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Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, announces Steph Curry’s investment

TechCrunch

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 million users just six months after launch.

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Copper Banking adds $9M in funding as digital banks clamor for teen customers

TechCrunch

Copper Banking , a digital banking service aimed at teens, announced today it has raised a total of $13.3 We worked with millions of teens and parents in our previous company,” Behringer told TechCrunch. The result, Behringer adds, is fewer fees for its teen customers. million in seed funding. The pair attribute Snap!

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