Officials from the Blue Tree Foundation, a non-governmental organization focused on school violence, wear “masks of indifference” during a performance at a press conference announcing the 2023 nationwide survey on school violence, cyberbullying and related measures held in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 12, 2023. [YONHAP]   While school violence continues to affect students...Read More

She’s an award winning director and writer, receiving two Golden Globes and several Emmy Awards for her most well known project, TV series Girls.  However, aside from her creative endeavours, Lena Dunham has made a habit of hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons after a series of controversies.  Now, releasing her memoir Famesick, the...Read More

Sexting is all about conveniently connecting intimately – sharing sexual material, such as a picture or video, via mobile device or through a social networking app – and it’s not just adults who are doing it. Teens are also sexting. While adults are more likely to sext than teens, studies indicate that between 7 and...Read More

iPhone with social media platforms (Credit: Pexels / MGN) (CBS NEWS) — A growing number of teenage boys are chasing dramatic body transformations online — building massive muscles, shedding fat and documenting it all for millions to see. But behind some of the viral physiques lies a troubling trend: the use of a powerful drug...Read More

There is no doubt that social media can be harmful to youth, and we need to do more to protect their well-being online. But banning children from those platforms will not solve the issue. Faced with growing concerns for young people’s declining mental health, the Australian government enacted a ban of children under 16 from...Read More

For U.S. teens who use TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, one of the apps stands out as more of a distraction than the others, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center. More than a quarter of teens shared that they spend too much time on TikTok, while more than a third said the app...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi is adding another layer of protection for kids online. Gov. Tate Reeves has signed the Keeping Kids Safe Online Act into law. Brian Montgomery lost his son, Walker, in a sextortion scheme. A law passed in Walker’s name in 2024 is still being challenged in court. Montgomery said that the...Read More

What is 2026’s hottest social media trend for teenagers? Based on the actions of a number of governments around the world, the answer is, well, banning social media for teenagers. Countries like Australia, France and Greece have taken steps to regulate the use of social media for people below a certain age. And now, Austria...Read More

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Indiana lawmakers are trying again to restrict minors’ access to social media, citing bullying and mental health concerns that begin on the platforms and spill over into schools. SB 199, presented to...Read More

Today, because of the expiry of the ePrivacy derogation enabling the use of technology to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Europe risks leaving children across the globe less protected from the most abhorrent harm. This concern is shared by a group of almost 250 child rights organizations and many others. For years, a number...Read More