TikTok Will Block Teens on App After 10 PM and Play ‘Calming Music’

TikTok will block teens from using the video app after 10 P.M. and instead wind them down to sleep with calming music and meditation exercises. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-3-13 18:55

Teens Arrested For Making Deepfake Nude Images of Classmates in First-Ever US Case

Two teen boys have been arrested for allegedly making deepfake nude images of their classmates -- in what is believed to be the first-ever U.S. instance of criminal charges in relation to AI-generated nudes. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-13 14:56

Meta Expands Sextortion Resources for Teens

A week after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled during a Senate hearing on child safety, the company announced new protections for teens navigating sextortion scams. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-8 19:20

Generation Z Teens are Covering Their Faces in Family Photos

Teenagers are covering their faces in family photographs in a new Generation Z trend known as the "nose cover" pose.

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2024-1-12 17:29

Meta to Hide Unsafe Content from Teens

Meta announced Tuesday it will hide certain types of content from teen users on Facebook and Instagram, including content related to suicide and eating disorders. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-10 19:57

Many US Teens Use TikTok and YouTube ‘Almost Constantly’

Many teenagers in the U.S. can't tear themselves away from YouTube and TikTok, with over 15% saying they use the video-streaming apps “almost constantly,” according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-12 18:42

TikTok Sets One Hour Daily Limit For Teens

TikTok is setting a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users who are under the age of 18.

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2023-3-3 18:01

Instagram Fined $402 Million Over Handling of Teens’ Data

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has been fined a record $402 million for letting teenagers set up accounts that publicly displayed their phone numbers and email addresses. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-9-7 14:10

Teens Snap Selfie At Exact Moment They’re Struck by Lightning

Three teens posed to take a selfie together when lightning struck the trio. That exact moment was captured on camera. Originally reported by the BBC, Rachel, Isobel, and Andrew Jobson were out for a bike ride when they paused under a tree near Hampton Court Palace in South London earlier this week. The three had […] petapixel.com »

2021-7-17 00:42

Teens Who Killed Photographer Get Three Years in Juvenile Detention

Two Ohio teens whose actions led to the death of a local photographer on Labor Day 2019 have plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and been sentenced to three years in juvenile detention, bringing the sad story of Victoria Schafer’s untimely death to some sort of conclusion. petapixel.com »

2020-10-19 18:31

Teens Accused of Killing Photographer Will be Tried as Adults, Could Face Life in Prison

A judge in Ohio has decided that the two teenagers charged with killing 44-year-old photographer Victoria Schafer in Hocking Hills State Park two months ago will be tried as adults. If convicted, they could face life in prison. petapixel.com »

2019-11-6 23:37

Two Teens Confess to Playing a Part in Ohio Photographer’s Tragic Death

Two Ohio teens have been taken into custody on charges reckless homicide in connection to photographer Victoria Schafer’s tragic death at Hocking Hills State Park last month. The police had stated that they suspected foul play, and it seems the 16- and 17-year-old teens have confessed to being involved. As we reported previously, 44-year-old photographer […] petapixel.com »

2019-10-11 17:20

Teens Shoot Photographer Nine Times in Park After Asking for Photo

Three teens have been arrested in Phoenix for allegedly shooting a photographer 9 times earlier this month after asking him to take their photo, and it was the photos the victim took that led police straight to the suspects. petapixel.com »

2019-10-8 20:39

These Teens Were Asked to Edit Their Portrait for Social Media

The British photographer Rankin recently conducted an experiment for a project titled “Selfie Harm. ” He photographed 15 teenagers between ages 13 and 19 and gave them the untouched portraits to edit themselves. petapixel.com »

2019-2-8 20:14

Photo Memes May Be Making Teens Fat, Researchers Warn

Less than a month after Sweden’s ad regulator ruled that the distracted boyfriend photo is sexist, researchers in the UK are now warning lawmakers that viral Internet memes may be causing obesity in teenagers who see them. petapixel.com »

2018-10-20 19:17