Keywords: Teenagers


How ChatGPT predicts a user’s age and identifies accounts belonging to minors

OpenAI has provided more details about how ChatGPT’s age prediction system works, as the company expands measures designed to provide younger users with additional safety protections. The system is intended to estimate whether an account is likely to belong to someone under 18 and apply an age-appropriate......

WHO urges healthy diets and physical activity to tackle childhood obesity

The World Health Organization is calling for a stronger focus on healthy eating, physical activity and behavioral support in the treatment of obesity among children and adolescents, as it releases its first global guideline specifically addressing the condition in younger populations. The WHO estimates......

YouTube rejects calls to join Meta-backed child safety settlement

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has rejected the idea of the video-sharing platform joining a multistate settlement reached by Meta over allegations concerning the impact of social media on children and teenagers. Speaking to journalists during YouTube’s annual Made on YouTube event, Mohan said the company......

Meta faces federal trial over alleged harm to children on social media

Meta is facing a major federal trial in the United States over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that encouraged excessive use among children and teenagers while the company failed to adequately address potential risks to young users. The case opened in Oakland, California,......

ChatGPT introduces stricter protections for teenage users

OpenAI is rolling out a new version of ChatGPT designed specifically to provide teenagers with a more controlled and safety-focused experience. The company says the initiative aims to identify users who may be under 18 and automatically apply additional protections to their accounts. The new experience,......

OpenAI strengthens ChatGPT safety measures for teenage users

OpenAI is expanding its safety measures for teenagers using ChatGPT, seeking to provide a more age-appropriate experience while allowing younger users to benefit from artificial intelligence for learning, creativity and everyday tasks. The company’s approach relies increasingly on age prediction......

Brazil suspends Discord livestreams after teenager’s death

Brazilian authorities have suspended livestreaming on Discord following the death of a 13-year-old girl who was reportedly exposed to harmful content and incitement through a group on the platform. The country’s data protection authority opened an investigation on August 7 after the incident,......

U.S. court allows thousands of lawsuits over alleged addictive social media designs to proceed

A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for thousands of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap, over allegations that their platforms were deliberately designed to encourage addictive patterns of use. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco......

Poll shows broad U.S. support for tighter social media regulation

Public pressure is growing in the United States for stronger oversight of social media platforms, particularly over concerns about their impact on children and teenagers. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that Democrats and Republicans increasingly share concerns about the need for tougher rules. According......