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Instagram will start telling night owl teens to close the app and go to sleep
Teens who use Instagram late at night will soon see full screen prompts suggesting that they close the app and get some rest. Younger users won't be able to turn off these 'Nighttime Nudges.'
Meta will hide topics like self-harm and eating disorders from teens
As part of a new privacy update, Meta will hide content related to self-harm, eating disorders and other topics from teens on Instagram and Facebook.
Meta calls for legislation to require parental approval for teens' app downloads
Meta says it supports 'federal legislation that requires app stores to get parents’ approval whenever their teens under 16 download apps.'
Tech firms sue Arkansas over social media age verification law
A tech alliance including Meta and TikTok is suing Arkansas over its social media age verification law.
US Surgeon General says social media can pose 'a profound risk' to teens' mental health
An advisory released by the Us Surgeon General states 'there are ample indicators that social media can also have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.'
Arkansas passes social media law requiring age verification
Arkansas has become the second state to pass a law requiring social media platforms to verify the ages of their users.
Why lawmakers are pushing age verification requirements for social media platforms
The proposed laws are part of broader reckoning around how social media is impacting its youngest users.
Utah passes laws requiring parental permission for teens to use social media
Utah’s governor has signed two bills that could upend how teens in the state are able to use social media apps.
Senators urge Meta not to open Horizon Worlds up to younger teens
Two senators have urged Mark Zuckerberg not to open up Meta's Horizon Worlds app to younger teenagers. 'In light of your company’s record of failure to protect children and teens and a growing body of evidence pointing to threats to young users in the metaverse, we urge you to halt this plan immediately,' their letter reads.
TikTok will automatically limit screen time for teens
TikTok is introducing new settings that are meant to reduce how much time teens are spending in the app.
Facebook and Instagram will limit ads targeting teens based on gender (updated)
Facebook and Instagram are further limiting ads that target teens.
TikTok says it’s getting better at detecting ‘borderline’ content
TikTok is launching a new version of its “borderline suggestive model,” which the company uses to automatically identify “sexually explicit, suggestive, or borderline content.”
Meta is trying to prevent 'suspicious' adults from messaging teens on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is taking new steps to lock down teens’ privacy settings.
TikTok's livestreaming updates include adult-only broadcasts
TikTok has updated its livestreaming with the option for adult-only broadcasts.
Instagram will limit sensitive content for new teen users by default
Existing users under the age of 16 years old will be asked to shift to the most restrictive content setting.
A fifth of US teens use YouTube 'almost constantly,' with TikTok not far behind
A Pew survey suggested Instagram and Snapchat adoption rose, but Facebook and Twitter are less popular among teens than in 2015.
TikTok is testing age restrictions for younger users' recommendations
TikTok is beginning to test ways to age-restrict some types of content in its app amid a push to beef up safety features for teens
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Headspace gives US teens free access to its mental health app
After offering free mental health exercises at the beginning of the pandemic, Headspace has announced that it's opening up its service for free to a particularly vulnerable group for mental stressors: teens.
YouTube will begin demonetizing 'low-quality' kids videos next month
Starting next month, the company will demonetize channels that primarily target young people or market themselves as “made for kids” if the content they upload is of low quality.
Instagram will encourage teens to 'take a break'
Instagram will encourage teens to 'take a break' from the social network, while Facebook also hopes to 'nudge' those teens away from harmful content.
