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  Mia Quagliarello

  

  Generation Z Teens are Covering Their Faces in Family Photos

  petapixel.com - Pesala Bandara

  Teenagers are covering their faces in family photographs in a new Generation Z trend known as the “nose cover” pose. According to The Sun, Generation Z …

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  How Parents Can Actually Help Teens Navigate Social Media

  The New York Times - By Catherine Pearson

  The U.S. surgeon general and the American Psychological Association have urged parents to monitor adolescents for “problematic” social media use. We asked experts for some realistic and effective ways to do this. On Tuesday, the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, issued a public …

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  Mia Quagliarello

  

  Parental controls are such a scam

  Mashable - Alex Hazlett

  Screen time limits are a pretend solution for the wrong problem. Several months ago, I learned that I could make shows disappear from Netflix. Word Party was the first to go, followed later by Boss Baby. The former got booted because it was inane, and made my kid talk like a baby. The latter’s crime …

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  Mia Quagliarello

  

  What Adults Don't Get About Teens and Digital Life

  WIRED - Emily Weinstein, Carrie James

  Well-meaning messages meant to keep teens safe can backfire. The key is to focus on judgment and agency, not rigid rules for screen time. This story …

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  Parents Suing Social Media Companies Blame Sites for Getting Kids Addicted

  Bloomberg - By Joel Rosenblatt

  Plaintiffs in more than 70 lawsuits say Silicon Valley’s algorithms are causing real-world harm. A 16-year-old girl in Utah becomes so obsessed with …

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  Unboxing, bad baby and evil Santa: how YouTube got swamped with creepy content for kids

  The Guardian - Mark Bergen

  The long read: When children first started flocking to YouTube, some seriously strange stuff started to appear – and after much outcry, the company found itself scrambling to fix the problem