One out of every seven Los Angeles high schoolers with a cell phone has sent a sexually explicit text message or photo, according to a 2011 survey that also found “sexters” more likely to engage in risky sex behaviors. In the new study, the LA teens who had sent racy texts were seven times more...Read More

Today’s teenagers are growing up with a completely different set of social parameters than any generation before them did, thanks to advances in technology. Research finds that about 75 percent of U.S. teens have their own phone, tablet, or similar device. The vast majority of teens are using these devices for social media, such as...Read More

That child safety group advocating for AI age verification? They forgot to mention their sugar daddy. The Parents and Kids Safe AI Coalition has been pushing California’s Parents and Kids Safe AI Act requiring age verification for users under 18. According to San Francisco Standard reporting, the coalition was funded by OpenAI, with the Wall...Read More

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics revealed that one in seven teenagers are sexting, and one in four have received sexts. According to CBS, “sexting” is known as the sharing of sexually explicit images and videos through the internet or electronic devices such as cellphones. Though sexting has been on the rise in the last...Read More

The Australian Federal government’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act, commonly referred to as the “social media ban”, is now in effect. In the months leading up to the ban, there have been a lot of stories about what will actually happen once the legislation is active, and many people believe the ban...Read More

A former football coach who was sentenced to house arrest for sending sexual messages to teenagers is now back in jail after he allegedly solicited a 16-year-old boy.Patrick Onesko was convicted last year of sending explicit messages to boys at South Fayette High School, where he used to coach.The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that probation officers...Read More

Side hustles are becoming more and more common (and necessary) in the United States. According to a recent study by Bankrate, nearly one in four Americans have a side hustle to earn extra income each month. Finding a lucrative side job on top of a 9-to-5 can be challenging. However, there are definitely ways to...Read More

The data subverts popular conceptions of sexting. About one-third of students reported sexting only once. But the number of students who report sexting “many times” is less than 2%. Compare that to one study’s estimate that 4 out of 5 adults engage in sexting. In other words, while some teens have sexted once, it’s rare...Read More

Social media has become a central part of teenagers’ daily lives, but its growing presence has also raised concerns about possible negative effects. Researchers and parents alike worry that constant connectivity, late-night scrolling and the pressures of online interaction may affect young people’s well-being, school performance and overall health. When the Pew Research Center asked...Read More

Release Date: October 7, 2014 | By Valerie DeBenedette, HBNS Contributing WriterResearch Source: Journal of Adolescent Health KEY POINTS * Only 7 percent of teens reported engaging in sexting: the sharing of nude or nearly nude photos via the web, mobile phone or in person.* Sexting appears to be associated with being sexually active and...Read More