WSJ study highlights youth exposure to conflict content on TikTok Maxwell William / Last Updated: Dec 23, 2023 In a revealing experiment by The Wall Street Journal, automated accounts posing as 13-year-olds on TikTok were inundated with polarizing and often extreme content related to the Israel-Gaza conflict. This investigation highlights the potent influence of … Continue reading WSJ study highlights youth exposure to conflict content on TikTok
By María P. Angel October 13, 2023 A week ago, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren signed as cosponsor of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which has a good chance of becoming law. The purpose of this bill is to address the youth mental health crisis that many attribute to the use of social media. Among other proposed measures, KOSA’s duty of care would require social media platforms to … Continue reading Despite wide support, the Kids Online Safety Act will not fix the youth mental health crisis
Marketers Begin To Tackle Very Complex Message — Youth And Gender Identity by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 24, 2022 Kids believe their generation has a much clearer understanding of gender compared with older generations — with 80% of kids and teens trusting people their age to understand who they are and their gender, including how … Continue reading Marketers Begin To Tackle Very Complex Message — Youth And Gender Identity
By Talib Visram February 19, 2022 In Wales, more than 7,000 children rely on government-assisted care—whether placed in public care facilities or with foster parents, which is the case for the majority. In fact, Wales has the U.K.’s highest rate of “looked-after children”—the term used in Britain for kids in any type of … Continue reading Wales is piloting $2,100-per-month guaranteed income for former foster youth
Content transparency and user feedback can be helpful tactics to address youth advertising issues on YouTube. But increased oversight is also needed. Justin Rudolph on February 27, 2019 In today’s world, consumers are (rightly) pushing for companies to be more thoroughly regulated. Transparency has become increasingly difficult to define and accomplish, especially as unlimited access … Continue reading Youtube and youth advertising: Oversight and transparency for our newest babysitter
