#teen-safety
#teen-safety

US politics

Meta, TikTok can't toss wrongful death suit from mom of "subway surfing" teen

fromIndependent

Social media marketing

'Wild west' of social media is unacceptable, says Media Minister, as Coalition considers a ban for children under 16

fromMashable

Instagram will use AI to identify teens using adult accounts

Instagram is implementing AI to identify underage users who misrepresent their birthdate to enhance teen safety on the platform.

fromThe Drum

Why TikTok wants to limit how often teens use its app

TikTok enhances teen safety features and partners with educational organizations to promote balanced digital habits.

fromABC7 Los Angeles

Privacy technologies

Meta launches new teen safety features, removes 635,000 accounts that sexualize children

fromArs Technica

US politics

Meta, TikTok can't toss wrongful death suit from mom of "subway surfing" teen

fromIndependent

Social media marketing

'Wild west' of social media is unacceptable, says Media Minister, as Coalition considers a ban for children under 16

fromMashable

Instagram will use AI to identify teens using adult accounts

Instagram is implementing AI to identify underage users who misrepresent their birthdate to enhance teen safety on the platform.

fromThe Drum

Why TikTok wants to limit how often teens use its app

TikTok enhances teen safety features and partners with educational organizations to promote balanced digital habits.

Privacy professionals

Meta launches new teen safety features, removes 635,000 accounts that sexualize children

Artificial intelligence

fromBusiness Insider

Meta's AI chatbot business seems like a headache that isn't worth the risk

Meta's AI chatbots face backlash for potential inappropriate interactions with teens.

Marketing tech

Meta is using its AI age-detection tech to shuffle more young users into teen accounts

Marketing tech

Instagram is using AI to find teens lying about their age and restricting their accounts | TechCrunch

fromFast Company

Instagram is testing AI to flag teen users and enforce safety settings

Instagram is testing AI to identify teen accounts and enhance protective settings for young users.

fromThe Mercury News

Privacy professionals

Meta launches new teen safety features, removes 635,000 accounts that sexualize children

Artificial intelligence

fromBusiness Insider

Meta's AI chatbot business seems like a headache that isn't worth the risk

Meta's AI chatbots face backlash for potential inappropriate interactions with teens.

Marketing tech

Meta is using its AI age-detection tech to shuffle more young users into teen accounts

Marketing tech

Instagram is using AI to find teens lying about their age and restricting their accounts | TechCrunch

fromFast Company

Instagram is testing AI to flag teen users and enforce safety settings

Instagram is testing AI to identify teen accounts and enhance protective settings for young users.

Drones help NYPD make 200 rescues from subway surfing since 2023, officials say

Drones have facilitated over 200 rescues from subway surfing incidents, primarily involving teenagers, since November 2023.

#missing-person

fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk

Boston

Girl, 14, missing from Hyde Park since Monday, police say

2 weeks ago

Miscellaneous

Girl, 15, missing for almost a week could be in Brentwood

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Miami food

Miami-Dade deputies search for a missing teen girl who may need special services

NYC parents

Police very concerned' for 14-year-old missing for almost two weeks

SF parents

fromwww.theguardian.com

Utah teenager located safe and in good health after going missing in April

Alisa Petrov, a missing Utah girl, has been found safe in Colorado Springs after being missing for six weeks.

fromPeople.com

15-Year-Old Girl Missing After She Dropped Into the East River off Roosevelt Island

A 15-year-old girl is missing after being swept away by East River currents while allegedly trying to retrieve her phone.

fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk

Boston

Girl, 14, missing from Hyde Park since Monday, police say

2 weeks ago

Miscellaneous

Girl, 15, missing for almost a week could be in Brentwood

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Miami food

Miami-Dade deputies search for a missing teen girl who may need special services

NYC parents

Police very concerned' for 14-year-old missing for almost two weeks

fromwww.theguardian.com

SF parents

Utah teenager located safe and in good health after going missing in April

fromPeople.com

15-Year-Old Girl Missing After She Dropped Into the East River off Roosevelt Island

A 15-year-old girl is missing after being swept away by East River currents while allegedly trying to retrieve her phone.

more#missing-person

fromwww.mercurynews.com

2 weeks ago

San Leandro man charged with sexually abusing girl he met on cellphone game

Bienvenido Penaranda, 27, was charged with sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl met through a cellphone game.

#subway-surfing

Digital life

Her 15-year-old son died subway surfing. Now this Alphabet City mother is taking TikTok and Instagram to court | amNewYork

fromSuggest

New York City

15-Year-Old Boy Dead After Riding On Top Of New York City Subway In Queens

fromNBC New York

New York City

Queens subway surfing tragedy kills 15-year-old boy

NYC parents

Police Commissioner for the Day: Bronx teen earns NYPD honors for essay against subway surfing | amNewYork

Subway surfing boy, 12, seriously hurt after falling off NYC train during morning rush

A young boy was injured while subway surfing, highlighting ongoing dangers associated with this reckless behavior.

Digital life

Her 15-year-old son died subway surfing. Now this Alphabet City mother is taking TikTok and Instagram to court | amNewYork

fromSuggest

New York City

15-Year-Old Boy Dead After Riding On Top Of New York City Subway In Queens

fromNBC New York

New York City

Queens subway surfing tragedy kills 15-year-old boy

NYC parents

Police Commissioner for the Day: Bronx teen earns NYPD honors for essay against subway surfing | amNewYork

Subway surfing boy, 12, seriously hurt after falling off NYC train during morning rush

A young boy was injured while subway surfing, highlighting ongoing dangers associated with this reckless behavior.

My biggest worry about sleepovers used to be whether my kids brushed their teeth. Once they hit high school, it became an entirely different conversation.

High school sleepovers bring new concerns about safety, including co-ed arrangements, alcohol, and firearm security.

New York City

fromwww.yourlocalguardian.co.uk

Brooklyn bus rider pleasures himself in front of teen: cops | amNewYork

A suspect is being sought for public lewdness on a Brooklyn bus.

#crime

UK news

Man jailed for seven years after raping girl, 13, in Croydon alleyway

Miami

fromwww.yourlocalguardian.co.uk

Aventura couple coerced and raped 16-year-old several times in two-month span: police

A couple in Aventura coerced and raped two teens over two months, leading to their arrest for multiple charges of unlawful sexual activities.

UK news

Man jailed for seven years after raping girl, 13, in Croydon alleyway

Miami

Aventura couple coerced and raped 16-year-old several times in two-month span: police

A couple in Aventura coerced and raped two teens over two months, leading to their arrest for multiple charges of unlawful sexual activities.

more#crime

fromBrooklyn Eagle

Teens robbed of clothes in R station

At approximately 3:30 PM, two 16-year-old boys at the 59th St. R station were assaulted and robbed by three individuals, highlighting the ongoing concerns of youth safety in transit areas.

Brooklyn

Boston police seeking public's help looking for 2 missing teenagers

Boston police are searching for two missing teens and request public assistance.

fromShore News Network

New York City Detectives Continue Search for Man Who Accosted Young Girl Inside Manhattan Subway Station

Police are seeking a suspect after an alleged non-consensual kiss of a teenager at a subway station in Manhattan.

SF parents

fromABC7 San Francisco

13-year-old California girl fights off attacker using jiu-jitsu

A 13-year-old girl used jiu-jitsu to defend herself against an attempted assault in Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Boston food

Massachusetts high school seniors were traveling 110 mph before deadly Florida crash: report

The crash in Florida involved Massachusetts teens driving excessively fast, resulting in three deaths and critical injuries.

#tiktok

Mindfulness

TikTok rolls out a new meditation feature to help you get off the app and sleep | TechCrunch

fromThe Verge

Mindfulness

TikTok will show teens guided meditation after 10PM

Mindfulness

TikTok rolls out a new meditation feature to help you get off the app and sleep | TechCrunch

fromThe Verge

Online Community Development

Mindfulness

TikTok will show teens guided meditation after 10PM

more#tiktok

A Michigan County Is Hiring A "Youth Intelligence Specialist" To Monitor Teen Social Media Posts

Wayne County launches initiative to monitor teens' social media to predict and prevent violence.

fromLos Angeles Times

An Orange County high school student was stabbed in the heart. Now a 15-year-old is accused of murder

The Orange County district attorney's office has charged a Santa Ana High School student with murder and assault in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old classmate.

SF parents

Artificial intelligence

fromFuturism

Stanford Researchers Say No Kid Under 18 Should Be Using AI Chatbot Companions

Teens should not use human-like AI companions due to potential risks to their mental health and social development.

Missouri teen dancing on SUV roof falls, is fatally struck by fire truck responding to emergency call

A Missouri teen fell off a moving SUV and was struck and killed by a fire truck responding to an emergency.

#pinterest

Privacy professionals

Pinterest Tests Alerts To Keep Teens off the App During School Hours

Privacy professionals

Pinterest Tests Alerts to Keep Teens Off the App During School Hours

Privacy professionals

Pinterest Tests Alerts To Keep Teens off the App During School Hours

Privacy professionals

Pinterest Tests Alerts to Keep Teens Off the App During School Hours

more#pinterest

#instagram

Privacy technologies

Instagram Implements Expanded AI Age Checking, New Parent Prompts

fromZDNET

Social media marketing

How Instagram is using AI to uncover teen accounts lying about their age

Social media marketing

Instagram partners with schools to prioritze reports of online bullying and student safety | TechCrunch

Instagram has a new program for school officials to report bullying

Meta's new Schools Partnership Program allows schools to fast-track bullying reports on Instagram, aiming for quicker responses.

Privacy technologies

Instagram Implements Expanded AI Age Checking, New Parent Prompts

fromZDNET

Social media marketing

How Instagram is using AI to uncover teen accounts lying about their age

Instagram partners with schools to prioritze reports of online bullying and student safety | TechCrunch

Instagram launches a school partnership program to expedite moderation of reports from verified school accounts, enhancing teen safety.

Instagram has a new program for school officials to report bullying

Meta's new Schools Partnership Program allows schools to fast-track bullying reports on Instagram, aiming for quicker responses.

Meta is ramping up its AI-driven age detection

Instagram is using AI to detect underage users and enforce stricter privacy settings for their accounts.

Privacy technologies

fromThe Atlantic

Can We Stop Kids From Watching Porn?

New age-verification laws for porn websites may not effectively restrict minors' access and can unintentionally increase traffic to noncompliant sites.

fromABC7 San Francisco

Marin Co. could be 1st in CA to prohibit kids under 16 years old from riding Class 2 e-bikes

Marin County aims to be the first in California to regulate electric bikes for safety, especially concerning underage riders.

SF parents

fromABC7 San Francisco

Sonoma Co. DA wants countywide approach to fentanyl awareness amid skyrocketing overdoses

Fentanyl poses extreme dangers to youth, particularly when laced in illicit drugs, highlighted by recent overdoses of students in Sonoma County.

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Teenager pistol-whipped, shot multiple times in East Oakland attack

A teenage boy was critically injured in East Oakland after being attacked and shot multiple times by two assailants.

Digital life

Joanna Gaines Uses A Tracking App To "Stalk" Her Four Teens

Tracking apps like Life360 can enhance teen driving safety and improve parent-teens communication.

Privacy technologies

fromLos Angeles Times

fromwww.independent.co.uk

9th Circuit clears Grindr, dating app for gay men, in child sex trafficking case

Grindr is not liable for the rape of a 15-year-old, as upheld by the 9th Circuit Court due to Section 230 immunity.

fromwww.harrowtimes.co.uk

E-scooters linked to stark increase in teen lawbreaking

Teen usage of uninsured vehicles has surged due to electric scooters, prompting calls for new legislation to improve road safety.

Shopkeeper avoids jail after admitting locking teenage girl in off licence

Shopkeeper received a suspended sentence for locking a teenage girl in his shop, highlighting issues of safety and legal repercussions for false imprisonment.

New York City

6 months ago

Emma Gervasi's dad says she was victim of sex-trafficking: 'Forced to do things that a 14-year-old girl shouldn't have to do'

Frank Gervasi believes his daughter Emmarae was a victim of sex trafficking after disappearing for a month.

6 months ago

Stricter boating laws called for after Herald's reporting on crash that killed teen girl

Proposed legislation in Florida aims to enhance penalties for serious boating accidents in response to a tragic incident that caused a teenager's death.

7 months ago

How investigators, prosecutors handling boat crash bungled probe that killed teen girl

The case's investigation raised critical questions about the decision to not conduct a sobriety test on the boat captain, despite significant evidence pointing to alcohol involvement.

Miami

Miscellaneous

fromMail Online

fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk

Uber launches teen accounts - but users claim it is a 'horrible idea'

Uber's launch of 'Uber for Teens' has sparked backlash over safety concerns regarding minors traveling alone in rideshares.

London

Hunt continues for suspects after teen assaulted by unknown men' in Romford

Police are actively searching for suspects in the assault of a 17-year-old in Romford, with investigations still ongoing.

#snapchat

Digital life

Snapchat's New Location-Sharing Features Are Here (And They're Already Making Our Family's Lives Easier)

Digital life

Snapchat Adds New Safety Features, Including Live Location Requests

Miscellaneous

Snapchat will soon be able to alert parents when their teen leaves or arrives at certain locations | TechCrunch

Digital life

Snapchat's New Location-Sharing Features Are Here (And They're Already Making Our Family's Lives Easier)

Digital life

Snapchat Adds New Safety Features, Including Live Location Requests

Miscellaneous

Snapchat will soon be able to alert parents when their teen leaves or arrives at certain locations | TechCrunch

Instagram announces new tools to fight sextortion and help teen victims

Instagram launched a campaign to combat sextortion by educating teens and implementing new safety features to protect user privacy.

2 teens shot and wounded after gunfire erupts outside UWS McDonald's

Witnesses described the scene as chaotic when gunfire erupted, with one victim's friends using shirts to stop the bleeding while others called for help.

Miscellaneous