Tag: teens
Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content
CASSIS, France -- In the moment when her world shattered three years ago, Stephanie Mistre found her 15-year-old daughter, Marie, lifeless in the...
More teens report using ChatGPT for schoolwork, despite the tech’s faults
Younger Gen Zers are embracing OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for schoolwork, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. But it’s...
Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children
TIRANA, Albania -- Albania's prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for...
Insider Q&A: High hopes for Australia social media ban and channeling parental 'fury' over tech
Julie Scelfo started MAMA — Mothers Against Media Addiction — earlier this year to help parents fight back against the harms of social...
Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders
A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers three times in the...
An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged...