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Elon Musk Honours Last Wish Of Teen, Whose "Biggest Dream" Was To Meet Him, Post Goes Viral
The thread spread quickly across X, with users calling it "heartbreaking and beautiful" and praising Musk for taking time to respond to each point.
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Zohran Mamdani's Wife Apologises For "Harmful" Posts She Made As Teen
Last month, The Washington Free Beacon reported on years of Duwaji's online activity across a handful of social media platforms, finding she had shared posts praising female Palestinian militants who participated in plane hijackings and bombings in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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World Happiness Report 2026: Heavy Social Media Use Linked to Lower Life Satisfaction Among Teenagers
Heavy social media use is linked to lower life satisfaction among teenagers, according to the World Happiness Report 2026, based on self-reported data from over 270,000 students across 47 countries. Girls who used social media for less than an hour a day reported the highest satisfaction, with levels declining as usage increased. Among boys, result...
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Finland Ranked Happiest For 9th Year, Nordic Nations Top World Happiness Report 2026
Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026
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Instagram To Alert Parents If Teens Repeatedly Search For Suicide Or Self-Harm Terms
Instagram is introducing parental alerts that notify supervised parents if their teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm related terms, expanding its safety measures and strengthening mental health support tools.
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Are Meta And Apple Biased? What US Senator's Claims Mean for Users
The US senator's fresh attack on tech giants reignites debate over algorithms, political balance and what shows up in your feed.
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Mumbai Teen Hits Young Couple With SUV. He Used To Post Stunt Videos
Minors getting behind the wheel continue to pose a serious threat on Indian roads. The issue resurfaced yet again in Mumbai, where a late-night accident left a young couple fighting for their lives.
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Teen Social Media Debate Puts Big Tech In Crosshairs
Officials in India are publicly debating age restrictions for accessing social media, a potential fresh challenge to Big Tech in a massive market for users as global debate grows over online harms to children.
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On Camera, Teen House Help Rescued From Bed Box, Man Was Sleeping On Top
In a shocking case of child abuse caught on camera, video of which is now viral on social media, a 13-year-old girl was rescued after being found locked inside a bed's storage box in Guwahati.
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Who Is Amelia? The Purple-Haired Teen Going Viral As A Far-Right Meme
The aim of the game was to educate youth about the dangers of becoming radicalised online.
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'Downward Spiral': Woman Blames Social Media For 15-Year-Old Son's Suicide
A French mother whose teenage son took his own life is fighting to hold social media platforms accountable, saying their algorithms pushed suicide-related content that sent the 15-year-old into a "downward spiral".
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Dog Photos, VPNs, Fake IDs: How Australian Teens Are Beating Social Media Ban
Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s came into effect on Wednesday, but teens are already finding ways around it.
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Australia's Social Media Ban Push Teens To Less Regulated Apps: Meta
Tech giant Meta said Wednesday Australia's ban on social media for under-16s is sending youngsters to less regulated platforms, making them less safe.
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Brazilian Teenager, Who Wanted To Work With Animals, Mauled To Death By Lion At Zoo
The zoo was closed temporarily for investigation, and authorities have ruled out euthanising the lion.
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Parents Can Now Block Meta's Flirty Bots From Talking To Teens
Meta said on Friday it will let parents disable their teens' private chats with AI characters, adding another measure to make its social media platforms safe for minorsafterfiercecriticismoverthe the behaviour of its flirty chatbots.
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Elon Musk Honours Last Wish Of Teen, Whose "Biggest Dream" Was To Meet Him, Post Goes Viral
The thread spread quickly across X, with users calling it "heartbreaking and beautiful" and praising Musk for taking time to respond to each point.
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Zohran Mamdani's Wife Apologises For "Harmful" Posts She Made As Teen
Last month, The Washington Free Beacon reported on years of Duwaji's online activity across a handful of social media platforms, finding she had shared posts praising female Palestinian militants who participated in plane hijackings and bombings in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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World Happiness Report 2026: Heavy Social Media Use Linked to Lower Life Satisfaction Among Teenagers
Heavy social media use is linked to lower life satisfaction among teenagers, according to the World Happiness Report 2026, based on self-reported data from over 270,000 students across 47 countries. Girls who used social media for less than an hour a day reported the highest satisfaction, with levels declining as usage increased. Among boys, result...
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Finland Ranked Happiest For 9th Year, Nordic Nations Top World Happiness Report 2026
Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026
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Instagram To Alert Parents If Teens Repeatedly Search For Suicide Or Self-Harm Terms
Instagram is introducing parental alerts that notify supervised parents if their teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm related terms, expanding its safety measures and strengthening mental health support tools.
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Are Meta And Apple Biased? What US Senator's Claims Mean for Users
The US senator's fresh attack on tech giants reignites debate over algorithms, political balance and what shows up in your feed.
-
Mumbai Teen Hits Young Couple With SUV. He Used To Post Stunt Videos
Minors getting behind the wheel continue to pose a serious threat on Indian roads. The issue resurfaced yet again in Mumbai, where a late-night accident left a young couple fighting for their lives.
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Teen Social Media Debate Puts Big Tech In Crosshairs
Officials in India are publicly debating age restrictions for accessing social media, a potential fresh challenge to Big Tech in a massive market for users as global debate grows over online harms to children.
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On Camera, Teen House Help Rescued From Bed Box, Man Was Sleeping On Top
In a shocking case of child abuse caught on camera, video of which is now viral on social media, a 13-year-old girl was rescued after being found locked inside a bed's storage box in Guwahati.
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Who Is Amelia? The Purple-Haired Teen Going Viral As A Far-Right Meme
The aim of the game was to educate youth about the dangers of becoming radicalised online.
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'Downward Spiral': Woman Blames Social Media For 15-Year-Old Son's Suicide
A French mother whose teenage son took his own life is fighting to hold social media platforms accountable, saying their algorithms pushed suicide-related content that sent the 15-year-old into a "downward spiral".
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Dog Photos, VPNs, Fake IDs: How Australian Teens Are Beating Social Media Ban
Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s came into effect on Wednesday, but teens are already finding ways around it.
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Australia's Social Media Ban Push Teens To Less Regulated Apps: Meta
Tech giant Meta said Wednesday Australia's ban on social media for under-16s is sending youngsters to less regulated platforms, making them less safe.
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Brazilian Teenager, Who Wanted To Work With Animals, Mauled To Death By Lion At Zoo
The zoo was closed temporarily for investigation, and authorities have ruled out euthanising the lion.
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Parents Can Now Block Meta's Flirty Bots From Talking To Teens
Meta said on Friday it will let parents disable their teens' private chats with AI characters, adding another measure to make its social media platforms safe for minorsafterfiercecriticismoverthe the behaviour of its flirty chatbots.
