The age at which adolescents first start using social media may be more important to their mental health than whether they have a social-media account at all, new UNSW Sydney research suggests. With growing concern about the connection between teenage phone use and mental health, these findings are especially relevant. A survey of 365 Australian...Read More

A defendant labeled as a predator by the State Attorney’s office was sentenced in Florida. During a hearing, defendant Ali Moreno was sentenced to life in prison followed by an additional 35 years. In October 2024, the defendant portrayed himself as a 15-year-old boy on a social media platform, groomed an 11-year-old child, then later...Read More

Local As area students return to classrooms, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning and local residents are urging drivers to watch for students and obey school bus laws. (Courtesy photo) ESCANABA — With many area schools back in session, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning and local residents are urging drivers to stay...Read More

Cybersecurity and privacy attorney Leeza Garber discusses Meta’s multibillion-dollar settlement over social media addiction and potential time limits for children on social media on ‘Fox Report.’ Cybersecurity and privacy attorney Leeza Garber joins Jon Scott to discuss the terms of a multibillion dollar Meta settlement aimed at addressing social media addiction. The deal could implement...Read More

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — 20 years in prison is the sentence for a former Secret Service agent who engaged in explicit online conversations with underage girls, even exchanged nude photos– often while on duty at the White House. 38-year-old Lee Robert Moore potentially faced life in prison as he appeared before a federal...Read More

Teen sex may be down, but widespread access to smartphones is driving an increase in teen sexting, recent research has found. According to an analysis of studies by JAMA Pediatrics, as many as one in seven teens, or about 15 percent, are sending sexually explicit text messages, while one in four teens (25 percent) have...Read More

Finding Calm Through Meditation, Music and Awe May 15 , 2026 | 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles More than 60 succulents, shamrocks, four-o’clock flowers and other potted plants are thriving in the Cedars-Sinai office of Rebecca Hedrick, MD, director of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry in the Department of … Read more Source link...Read More

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Teens could be exempted from Maryland’s child pornography laws in certain cases if the General Assembly passes any one of four differing bills filed this session. Lawmakers want to decriminalize teen “sexting,” a practice that arose with the mass adoption of smartphones and that experts say is fairly common among teenagers. But...Read More

JERSEY SHORE — Two Lycoming County men, one of whom police say is designated a sexually violent predator, have been charged in a child predator sting. Jeffrey Scott Spong, 50, and Jacob Scott Hollick, 33, both of Jersey Shore area, were arrested Monday in what state police called an operation aimed at identifying those involved...Read More

Sexting is known as the sharing of sexually explicit images and videos through the internet or via electronic devices such as smartphones. One in seven teens report that they are sending sexts, and one in four are receiving sexts, according to our study of over 110,000 teens from around the world published today, Monday Feb....Read More