Teenager

Keep teens out of your metaverse dream: US Senators tell Mark Zuckerberg

"Any strategy to invite young users into a digital space rife with potential harms should not be driven by a goal to maximise profit," the senators wrote

Addiction to FB and Insta among teenagers is linked to inequality: Research

Teenagers from underprivileged homes are more likely to report an addiction to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other social media, according to studies

WB govt, UNICEF rope in SHGs to stop child marriage, teenage pregnancy

The West Bengal government in collaboration with UNICEF will form child-friendly sanghas' (clusters), comprising members of self-help groups, to curb child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the state, which is the highest in the country. To stop these twin menaces, the state government and UNICEF have planned, as a pilot project, to form 110 child-friendly sanghas' in the next six months in 87 blocks in all 23 districts of the state, a UNICEF release said here. "This initiative is aimed at addressing the issues that affect the lives of SHG members and their family members," Vibhu Goel, State Mission Director and CEO of West Bengal State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM), said at the end of a validation workshop held here on Friday. West Bengal is at the top in cases of child marriage and teenage pregnancy, according to a National Family Health Survey report. As per the data available, after the National Family Health Survey-5 was conducted in 2019-20, a total 41.6 per cent of women a

US: Juul to pay nearly $440 mn to settle e-cigarette marketing probe

Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly USD 440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the states plus Puerto Rico, which joined together in 2020 to probe Juul's early promotions and claims about the safety and benefits of its technology as a smoking alternative. The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the beleaguered company, which still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal suits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company's vaping products. The state investigation found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads and social media posts using youthful models, accordi

Instagram rolls out update to change default content settings for teens

Instagram only lets users see some content deemed sensitive, while the 'Less' option tightens the restrictions even further, and the 'More' option allows users to see more sensitive content

Instagram will automatically limit sensitive content for new teen users

In addition, Instagram said it is testing a new way to encourage teens to update their safety and privacy settings

Walmart-owned Myntra launches one-of-a-kind 'Teens Store' on its platform

The store will offer over 20,000 styles from more than 100 domestic and international brands, specific to teen fashion

Teenager gang raped, blackmailed in Haryana's Jind; three booked

The alleged gang rape took place on August 5 last year when the Class 11 girl had gone to meet a woman

Covid-19: Vaccination starts for younger population in 15-18 age group

Vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group against COVID-19 began on Monday as inoculation centres across the country started administering the shots to the younger population. The process to vaccinate children has commenced amid a scare of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. In Delhi, where daily cases have registered a record surge in the last few days, vaccination centres at Fortis hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, and other facilities began administering the jabs to younger population, officials said. The vaccine option for this age group would only be Covaxin, according to guidelines issued by the Union health ministry on December 27. The Drugs Controller General of India granted emergency use authorisation to indigenously-developed Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children above 12 years with certain conditions on December 24. The CoWIN platform had till Sunday evening recorded over six lakh registrations in the age group of 15-18. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviy

'Buck stops with Mark': Whistleblower blasts Facebook 'metrics-led culture'

"Facebook's products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy," the whistleblower said

Facebook to highlight own positive research on Instagram and teens

Facebook has been under fire for the past week after a report said internal documents showed that the social media company was aware that Instagram harmed the mental health of young users

Instagram is bad for teens and Facebook knew it despite claiming otherwise

Facebook's policy of pursuing profits regardless of documented harm has sparked comparisons to Big Tobacco, which knew in the 1950s that its products were carcinogenic but publicly denied it

One-fifth of students aged 13-15 used some sort of tobacco product: Survey

Nearly one-fifth of the students aged 13-15 years used some form of a tobacco product in their lives but the use has declined by 42 per cent during 2009-2019, according to a survey report

Indian-origin girl among winners of Apple 'WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge'

Abinaya Dinesh, a 15-year-old Indian-origin girl, is among three winners of the annual WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge

BioNTech-Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine effective on 12-15 year olds

In a study of 2,260 U.S. volunteers ages 12 to 15, preliminary data showed there were no cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated adolescents compared to 18 among those given dummy shots

Teen angst in the digital age

Book review of Stoned Shamed Depressed: An Explosive Account of the Secret Lives of India's Teens

Happy & happening: Seenagers rock!

They have everything they wanted as a teenager - only they seem to have got it all 50 years later

Teens who need to lose weight should quit staying up so late: Study

After 4 weeks, teens on sleep plans increased their average sleep time by about 1.2 hours a night and lost an average of 2.1 kilograms

Best way to deal with a teenager

In looking at how teenagers approach disputes, experts have identified four distinct styles: Attacking, withdrawing, complying and problem solving