A new survey found that parents significantly underestimate their teen’s use of generative artificial intelligence. The technology, popularized by the conversational platform ChatGPT, allows users to ask pretty much any question of an AI bot and receive a specific and detailed original response. The survey, conducted this spring by the …
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Instagram just unveiled a much more restricted way for teens under 16 to use its app. Known as Teen Accounts, parent company Meta says its part of a “reimagining” of their platform for teens, in light of ongoing concerns about youth safety on the app — and they plan to …
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Spotify is introducing a new way for young listeners to discover music, announcing a new Premium membership pilot tailored explicitly to kids. Unlike Spotify Kids — a child-friendly app that offers singalongs, soundtracks, and playlists curated by Spotify — the new offering is a parent-managed Premium membership for users under …
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Imagine a family organizing app, powered partly by artificial intelligence, that can anticipate and execute your every need at home. It plans meals on your request, then makes a shopping list to use. You can tell it to create a to-do list for your child’s birthday list, and it responds …
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In an effort to curb teens from watching potentially harmful videos on YouTube, the streaming platform announced Thursday it will expand its limitation of repeated recommendations of videos that idealise specific body weights, types, and fitness levels for teenagers in Europe and the UK. It’s an extension of the same …
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Meta is cracking the door back open for minors interested in the company’s virtual offerings, with new parent-approved entry to the platform’s Horizon Worlds. Children (or “preteens,” as Meta refers to them) between the ages of 10 to 12 on parent-managed Meta accounts will be able to request access to …
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At first glance, the kids’ Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch looks like a parent’s dream. It comes with GPS tracking, texting and calling with approved contacts, and zero social media or third-party apps. Since this watch is a Fitbit, it’s also a step tracker, albeit one with a novel premise unlike …
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It always starts with good intentions. Your toddler is fussy or irritable, and you’ve seen how the tablet calms them down. Why not hand it over for a few minutes to prevent a tantrum while you get dinner ready? It’s a scene that plays out successfully in many households everyday, …
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Parents typically prepare their children to encounter a variety of risks and dangers in life. Now online safety experts say caregivers need to urgently add another threat to that list: sextortion. The problem isn’t new. Bad actors have long pressured teens into sending them sexually explicit imagery, then blackmailed them …
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As students prepare to go back to school, finding reliable online homework help services can be a challenge. Websites touting “homework help,” for example, are often obscuring dicey services that simply complete assignments for you (done both by human and robot hands), while self-proclaimed “tutors” peddle possible money-grabbing scams. Educators …
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