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Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 days agoWhat to Know About AI and Campus Mental Health (opinion)
Students increasingly rely on AI for mental health support, raising concerns about its effectiveness and safety.
#communication
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
14 hours agoPsychology says people who reply to messages within seconds aren't just efficient - they've built their sense of safety around being reachable, because somewhere in their past, being slow to respond had consequences - Silicon Canals
Instant responses to messages often stem from a psychological need to mitigate perceived threats rather than mere efficiency.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
21 hours agoNobody tells you that expecting instant replies is a relatively new social norm - and that an entire generation learned to communicate in ways that never required it - Silicon Canals
Instant communication has created pressure that undermines meaningful relationships, which thrived in a slower-paced era of correspondence.
fromFast Company
4 days agoYouTube blasted by hundreds of experts over 'AI slop' videos served up to kids
"This 'AI slop' harms children's development by distorting their sense of reality, overwhelming their learning processes and hijacking their attention, thereby extending time online and displacing offline activities necessary for their healthy development."
Education
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks agoSocial media not safe for teenagers', new report warns
Social media platforms' algorithmic designs are dangerous consumer products causing severe mental health harms in teens through direct harms like cyberbullying and indirect harms like depression and anxiety.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
4 days ago3 Reasons Attackers Are Using Your Trusted Tools Against You (And Why You Don't See It Coming)
Cyber attackers increasingly exploit legitimate tools within environments, making detection difficult and expanding the attack surface organizations must manage.
Online marketing
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks agoWhy harmful content keeps reaching children online - and what advertising has to do with it
Internet platforms' advertising-based business model prioritizes user attention over content safety, causing algorithms to amplify harmful material to children regardless of social consequences.
Digital life
fromMuse by Clios | Discover the latest creative marketing and advertising news. Muse by Clio is the premier news site covering creativity in advertising and beyond.
5 days agoCanada Might Ban Social Media for Kids. What Brands Should Do Now | Muse by Clios
Youth culture will evolve despite potential social media bans for under-16s, requiring brands to adapt their marketing strategies to reach Gen Alpha.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks agoI Caught My 11-Year-Old Watching Some ... Alarming Videos on His School Laptop
Parents discovered their 11-year-old son watching graphic domination and bondage content on YouTube, leading to concerning behavioral changes including verbal abuse toward siblings and inappropriate school conduct.
Social justice
fromFast Company
1 month agoOur attitude toward kids and social media has shifted dramatically. Here's what that can teach us about change
Jonathan Haidt's proposal to ban social media for children under 16 shifted from dismissed as radical to near-global consensus within two years, exemplifying rapid Overton Window movement in policy acceptability.
#child-safety
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoIt felt hypocritical': child internet safety campaign accused of censoring teenagers' speeches
The tech-backed charity also edited out references to children feeling unable to stop using TikTok and Snap, social media exacerbating a devastating epidemic of isolation, and a passage questioning why people would want to spend years of their lives scrolling TikTok and binge-watching Netflix, the edits show. The 2026 iteration of the Childnet-run event takes place on Tuesday with more than 2,800 schools and colleges listed as supporters.
Public health
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoGoogle accused of grooming' 13-year-old by telling them to ditch parental controls
Google emailed under-13s outlining how to turn off parental controls, sparking accusations of grooming; parents will now have to approve supervision changes after a policy update.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoChilling' hacking network is targeting vulnerable children, charity warns
The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) said online networks linked to a global ecosystem labelled the Com were carrying out extreme exploitation, cyberbullying, violence and abuse and called for a coordinated global response from governments, regulators, law enforcement and tech companies. The warning follows the publication of a report by the online risk consultancy Resolver in partnership with the MRF, which was founded by the family of Molly Russell, a British teenager who killed herself in 2017 after viewing harmful content online.
Mental health
fromIrish Independent
1 month agoHalf of Irish children at risk of exposure to strangers online as parents fail to enforce restrictions, report reveals
Young people are not emotionally, cognitively or socially mature enough to manage unlimited exposure to internet content. They have not developed the skills and attributes for self-regulation, so expecting them to be able to do something they are unable to do is setting them up for failure. While the exposure to inappropriate content is a real and present concern, we must also be aware that spending excessive time online compromises the development of social interaction skills and emotional resilience.
Privacy technologies
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