Bryan Wright thought the teen sexting intervention program he created was making a difference. His next step was to try and prove it. Wright, who in 2009 earned a criminal justice degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, is the founder of Dynamic Family Solutions, which creates educational content for children and teens caught up...Read More
Premium Premium statistics Industry-specific and extensively researched technical data (partially from exclusive partnerships). A paid subscription is required for full access. In 2022, around ** percent of young people in Germany had experiences with cyberbullying. ** percent said that they had been personally affected by cyberbullying. Read more Show all numbers Exposure of young people...Read More
A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found that Meta violated the state’s consumer protection law by failing to disclose risks its platforms pose to children and by misleading the public about safety on services that include Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The verdict capped a nearly seven-week trial in Santa Fe and is among the first...Read More
Abstract Sexting refers to the exchange of sexual content material via technological devices. The definitions of this phenomenon vary greatly, mainly, depending on the types of sexting: primary and secondary. Besides the above, there is no common perspective on whether sexting is a risk behavior that entails some type of impact by itself or not...Read More
The report highlights “alarming trends” and “the urgent need for the entire online ecosystem to act faster and together to protect children,” the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, said. The findings come amid increasing threats to children with growing conflicts, displacement, poverty, and levels of violence. “We meet today once again in a...Read More
Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (William Liang/Associated Press) For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and...Read More
The basics Sex + Texting = Sexting (verb), Sex +Text = Sext (noun). Sexting most commonly refers to the posting or sending of nude or partially nude photos of oneself to another user, usually via cellphone or app. Sexting is not a behavior unique to teens. Quite the contrary, well-known politicians and Hollywood...Read More
Social media platforms have been under scrutiny for their implication in exacerbating the ongoing mental health crisis among children and adolescents.1 The relationship between the ubiquitous2 use of these social media services has entered the mainstream consciousness and raised alarm, going as far as to spur government action.3 Previous studies have examined the relationship between...Read More
Updated March 31, 2026 — 2:59pm,first published 1:23pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it AAA A childcare centre in Melbourne’s west where alleged...Read More
Source: Image by Gary Cassel by Pixabay A recent study from the Pew Research Center found that 95% of teens have access to smartphones and 45% of them report using their smartphones almost constantly. Parents are understandably concerned about screen time and its impact on their teen’s cognitive, physical and psychological health as research shows...Read More
