TechSpot

APRIL 14, 2022

Financial firm Piper Sandler's biannual Gen Z research project (via Fast Company) surveyed 7,100 teens about multiple subjects, including "the metaverse." While 50% admitted to having little or no intention of buying a VR device to access the virtual space, 26% said they already own such a device, and 9%.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

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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TechSpot

OCTOBER 12, 2023

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

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Now, Alphabet is aiming to provide a higher level of "mutual" control over how teens express themselves. The video-sharing platform has previously been fined for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

AUGUST 12, 2021

TikTok is doing more to protect the safety of teens on its platform with a new set of changes for kids aged 13-17.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 10, 2021

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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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Filed in the Créteil judicial court, the lawsuit claims that TikTok's algorithm suggested videos to the teens that promoted suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders. Read Entire Article

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

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. C2C accepts volunteers as young as age 5. Elevate top volunteers.

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TechSpot

MARCH 16, 2021

To protect teens from unwanted contact from someone much older, any adult that tries to DM a person under 18 who isn't a follower will receive a notification informing them the action isn't possible. Much like owner Facebook, the minimum age requirement for Instagram account holders is 13.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Raychoudhury ignores many of the issues raised in the WSJ piece, including that teens claimed they felt addicted to Instagram. The tiny study was “designed to inform internal conversations about teens’ most negative perceptions of Instagram,” Raychoudhury claims. Raychoudhury specifically cites that hearing as the reason for the post.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As one slide from an internal Facebook presentation put it: “We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls.” (The Teens told Facebook’s researchers that they felt “addicted” to Instagram and wanted to check it less often, but didn’t have the self-control to rein in their usage.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

Equally, teens are going through a stage in life where almost every social interaction seems to carry portent of some kind of other. This would explain in part why apps like SendIt, NGL, and Nocapp (some are Snapchat connected tools) took off as ways for teens to anonymously comment on each other. Just ask Snapchat.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

SparkRx is a self-guided therapy program for teens run entirely on a phone. . SparkRx, which is designed to help teens manage depression, is the company’s first product to be clinically evaluated. The app encourages teens to take note of their feelings, and schedule activities that leave them feeling better. .

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Digital Trends

JULY 21, 2022

A new threat has emerged in Beacon Hills, forcing Scott McCall into action in the teaser trailer for Teen Wolf: The Movie.

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The Verge

MAY 24, 2021

TikTok gets even more brand promotion, while Sirius now has something to market to teens. Right now, the company’s most prominent deal is with Howard Stern, someone many teens likely haven’t tuned in to hear. The partnership really seems to mutually benefit both companies.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

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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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

According to the social media giant's own internal research, the photo- and video-sharing app makes body image issues worse for one in three teen girls. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published a damning report that claimed Facebook was aware of just how damaging Instagram can be to teenagers.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2024

Meta is going to automatically limit the type of content that teen Instagram and Facebook accounts can see on the platforms, the company announced on Tuesday. These accounts will automatically be restricted from seeing harmful content, such as posts about self-harm, graphic violence and eating disorders.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Pinterest today introduced a series of new safety features aimed at better protecting teens using its service. The features — which include things like private profiles, more control over followers and message safety controls — are similar to those introduced on other popular social media platforms with teens, like Instagram.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 20, 2021

First launched in 2017 as a short-form video sharing app used mostly by teens, TikTok has exploded in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. As people look for entertainment and connection during long periods of lockdown, the hilarity, quirkiness.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

And we closed with notes on Copper and Step and the ethics of teens investing in crypto. From there it was time to talk layoffs at Robinhood and other companies, focused around how some companies that did well in the pandemic are now suffering from what could be described as at least a hangover. Views vary ! Equity is back Monday!

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TechSpot

JANUARY 12, 2022

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. He doesn’t want to disclose exactly how he did it until he reports the vulnerability to the non-profit Mitre.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

National Campaign to Prevent Teen. Gates Foundation. gatesfoundation.org. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad). glaad.org. Heifer International. heifer.org. and Unplanned Pregnancy. thenationalcampaign.org. Nature Conservancy. nature.org. Oxfam America. oxfamamerica.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Teens won’t be able to do just anything with Cash App, though — they won’t have access to the investing or Bitcoin features, despite Jack Dorsey’s passion for crypto , and Square says they won’t be able to deposit checks. Still, Cash App’s popularity (especially on Twitter, also founded by Jack Dorsey) could help make it the choice for teens.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

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. 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.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

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. The app also offers Venmo-like functionality for sending money to friends.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 20, 2025

Shortly after 1 am on Sunday, police officers with the City of Fond du Lac responded to reports of a fire at 525 N. Peters Avenue. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2022

The most read story this week is on a Pew study that suggests this generation of teens has largely abandoned the platform in favor of Instagram/YouTube/TikTok/etc.; whereas in 2014 around 71% of teens used Facebook, the study says in 2022 that number has dropped down to 32%. other stuff.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2021

Notably, Mantis has also backed Step , a teen-focused fintech based in the U.S., Teen banking service Step raises $100M Series C, announces Steph Curry’s investment. Z1 is what we’re building to be the go to bank of the next generation, and not just be a digital bank for teens,” Achatz told TechCrunch. “We

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TechSpot

APRIL 6, 2023

Policia Nacional said Huertas is one of the most dangerous hackers in the country, and is responsible for creating a search engine called 'Udyat' ('The Eye of the Horus') to facilitate the selling of stolen data. In an online interview, he also claimed to have access to the personal data. Read Entire Article

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 9, 2014

Here’s Where Teens are Going Instead of Facebook from Forbes. Like last time, I mentioned that I’d share some blog posts and data for those that want to dive in deeper to this conversation. Instagram, Vine, and the Evolution of Social Media from Pew Research. 2013 Mobile Growth Stats (infographic) from digitalbuzz.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In an interview this week on WSJ Tech Live (via TechCrunch ), CEO Evan Spiegel spoke of his vision for allowing parents to hold their teens’ hands while the kids are navigating Snapchat. Family Center, Spiegel hopes, will bring Snapchat into parents’ good graces and protect teens without compromising everyone’s privacy.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

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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Digital Trends

JULY 24, 2020

Digital Trends found more than two dozen accounts touting conspiracies, with hundreds of thousands of views.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Teens represent the “most tech-savvy generation, as they haven’t seen a world without the internet,” he said. Eventually the startup wishes to provide a range of services and serve as a neobank for youngsters to retain them with the platform forever, he said, though he didn’t wish to share currently what those services might be.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

They predicted that, if “increasingly fewer teens are choosing Facebook as they grow older,” the company would face a more “severe” decline in young users than it already projected. And while Instagram remains incredibly popular with teens, Facebook’s own data shows that they are starting to engage with the app less. Declining numbers.

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