In December, just ahead of Instagram head Adam Mosseri’s testimony before the U.S. Senate over the impacts of its app on teen users, the company announced plans to roll out a series of safety features and parental controls. This morning, Instagram is updating a critical set of these features, which…
The biggest milestone for teenagers used to be getting their driver’s license, opening them up to a new world of freedom and danger. For many, it’s now getting their first smartphone. Unlike with a car — which comes with driving lessons, a learner’s permit and a big test to ensure…
One in three teenagers have received a sext — and this number is only growing, according to a new book. “It just puts you in an awkward situation. You always have to be paranoid in these circumstances,” a 12-year old explained in “Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (And…
materson day 3 – Credit: Lucy Nicholson/Pool/Getty Images One of three women who accused actor Danny Masterson of rape as part of his ongoing criminal trial told the court in downtown Los Angeles on Friday that she tried to protect multiple high-ranking Scientology officials in her initial police report over…
The following year Paine’s unexpected rise reached its zenith when he was appointed Test captain after skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner were banned following the sandpapergate scandal in South Africa. Loading However, 2018 was also the year Ferguson made complaints about the behaviour of Paine and other…
A new program designed to empower and protect middle and high school students from digital risks like sexting will be available for free in up to 10 schools or youth-serving organizations in Chittenden, Windham and Windsor counties this school year. Project SELFIE (Safe Expression online For Internet Empowerment) was developed…
Isabella Volmert, Breaking News Fellow. Isabella Volmert reports breaking news as part of a one-year fellowship for The Dallas Morning News. She is a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame where she studied English and journalism. She previously served the DMN as a breaking news intern, and has…
The Brush School District has reinstated a top administrator at the middle of a controversial student sexting case, saying the man had been “vindicated” of alleged wrongdoing when a district judge last month dismissed eight counts of child pornography against him. The school district’s board Oct. 17 unanimously voted to…
A Thursday afternoon fire call included firefighters saving a man and helping him down from the second floor of a building that was on fire. Officials at the City of Wildwood Fire Department say they were called out to the fire in a building in the 4200 block of New…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A Phil Cambell man who was arrested last year for allegedly having sex with a student has been arrested again, according to online records. 30-year-old Jerry Jordan Benford, who was placed on administrative leave following his initial arrest on March 14, 2021, was arrested around…