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House passes bill that could ban TikTok; App users and influencers react
One TikTok user says she once scrolled on TikTok for 10 hours per day. Aimee Cho has the details.
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Most teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without smartphones, Pew survey finds
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. teens say they feel happy or peaceful when they don’t have their phones with them, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
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Tween skincare craze: News4 parents weigh in
As young people spend big bucks on beauty products, some of News4’s mothers weighed in with Susan Hogan. “To give them the message that their skin is bad and they need a shelf full of products to be acceptable is a really dangerous place,” Tracee Wilkins said.
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Tween skincare craze: How marketers reach preteens on social media
From lotions and serums to bold scents and brightly colored packaging, skincare products now have a huge customer base among tweens. Companies have racked up more than $9 billion in sales in the past year alone, and social media helps draw preteens in.
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Tween skincare craze: How marketers reach preteens on social media
Tweens and teens are flooding beauty stores and buying expensive products. News4’s Susan Hogan looks at the role social media plays in marketing to young customers.
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Tween skincare craze: A psychiatrist shares mental health tips for parents
Many tweens are obsessed with skin care and are inundated on social media with videos of makeup hauls and other preteens’ “get ready with me” routines. A child and adolescent psychiatrist warns that while the trend has some benefits, it could lead to trouble. Here’s what parents should keep in mind.
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Tween skincare craze: A psychiatrist shares mental health tips for parents
Many tweens are obsessed with skin care and are inundated on social media with videos of makeup hauls and other preteens’ “get ready with me” routines. A child and adolescent psychiatrist warns that while the trend has some benefits, it could lead to trouble. News4’s Jummy Olabanji shares what parents need to know.
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Tween skincare craze: One family's experience and a dermatologist's advice
Thirteen-year-old Nora Bogacki is all about the glow-up before she winds down for bed. “My nighttime routine is, first, I cleanse my face. Then I do toner and face spray, and then I do lotion,” she said. Her 11-year-old sister, Colleen, loves all things skincare too. “I use a gua sha. It depuffs your face or, like, shapes it....
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Tween skincare craze: One family's experience and a dermatologist's advice
From face masks and body sprays to creams and serums, many tweens right now love skincare products and are flocking to high-end stores to buy into the trend. News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke with two tweens and their mom about their experience. Plus, a dermatologist shares her advice.
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Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
Even with apparent bipartisan unity, making laws and regulating companies takes time. What are parents — and teens — supposed to do in the meantime?
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Woman and her talented backpack pup go viral on social media
Every day is an adventure – just ask Lumi, the backpack pup. Over the last few years, his owner, from Fairfield, has recorded their experiences and posted them to social media.
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Senate Judiciary Committee grills social media CEOs over child safety
The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled executives of some the largest social media platforms in the world, including X’s Linda Yaccarino, TikTok’s Shou Zi Chew and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg. The committee alleges these businesses fail to protect children from online dangers.
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Social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
The CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about child safety on their platforms.
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Sextortion training materials found on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube, according to new report
Sextortion is a “transnational crime threat that is actually causing a significant number of American deaths,” said Paul Raffile, a senior intelligence analyst with the NCRI.
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Husband creates at-home Chipotle station for his wife, goes viral for being ‘wholesome'
On Jan. 4, Braxton and Tia Hooks, a couple known as @tableview15 on TikTok, shared a video from Tia’s point of view of Braxton presenting her dinner in a Chipotle-inspired way.
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Man files lawsuit against 27 women over ‘malicious' dating posts in Facebook group
The man filed a complaint against the women, one man, Meta and other social media companies for comments shared in a group called “Are We Dating the Same Guy?”
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Meta says it will hide posts about suicide, eating disorders from teens' Instagram and Facebook feeds
Meta says it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers’ accounts on Instagram and Facebook.
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Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue off of minors, a Harvard study finds
A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year.
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As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
The safeguards that attempted to counter bogus claims during the last election are eroding, while the tools and systems that create and spread them are only getting stronger.
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‘Get Ready With Me': Video genre on everyday life thrives more than a decade after inception
More than a decade after debuting on the once-nascent YouTube creator community, “Get Ready with Me” videos have inundated social media.