1. In a prospective cohort study, frequent adolescent social media use was associated with changes in the brain’s sensitivity to social rewards and punishments, as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). 2. Habitual social media users had hypoactive responses to social rewards in early adolescence but increased sensitivity over time. By the end of...Read More
MOORHEAD, Minn. (Valley News Live) – Moorhead police posted nine missing teenagers on social media in March, prompting officials to explain how they respond when a child disappears and what families should know about the search process. To date, four of the nine teens have been found safe. One is considered “endangered.” According to Minnesota...Read More
Japan is confronting mounting concerns over child safety, as data from education and police authorities point to record levels of school refusal, a rise in serious bullying cases, continued disciplinary action against educators for sexual offenses, and record numbers of child abuse cases by parents. Japan’s experience matters beyond its borders: As other advanced Asian...Read More
Depending on which expert you ask, sexting among teens may be extremely common or incredibly rare. Studies have reported rates of youth sexting as low as 1.3% and as high as 60%. Either way, many experts believe that sending and receiving sexually explicit messages is becoming “the new normal” for teens. A new report in...Read More
Cyberbullying on social media is linked to depression in teenagers, according to new research that analyzed multiple studies of the online phenomenon. Victimization of young people online has received an increasing level of scrutiny, particularly after a series of high-profile suicides of teenagers who were reportedly bullied on various social networks. In 2013, for example, a spate...Read More
Samantha Haviland was a junior and a peer counselor at Columbine High School in April 1999 when two of her fellow students brought weapons to school, killing 12 students and one teacher before dying by suicide. The massacre at the Littleton, Colorado, high school is often cited as the event that launched an era in...Read More
New platform introduces real-time intelligence, interactive tools, and a new model for protecting children in the algorithmic age SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, TeenAegis (https://teenaegis.com) launches an intelligence-led platform built to confront a systemic failure in how technology companies protect children online—including across social media, gaming, and emerging AI-driven platforms. As incidents of...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › The harsh flash photography of damaged digital evidence highlights the grim realities of child exploitation cases pursued by federal authorities.Jamestown Today Federal authorities announced the arrest of a 42-year-old registered sex offender from Jamestown, NY on new child pornography charges, as well as the sentencing of two...Read More
Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask Anything Encyclopaedia Britannica defines social media as “a form of mass media communications on the Internet (such as on websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos).” Globally, some 64 percent of the population (some 5.24 billion users), and 94 percent of all Internet...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (InvestigateTV) — A father who lost his 2-year-old son to a furniture tip-over has built the only child-safety demonstration house in the United States to prevent similar tragedies. Brett Horn founded Charlie’s House in Kansas City, Missouri, after his son Charlie died when a 30-inch dresser fell on him in 2007. The...Read More
