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States launch probe into TikTok’s effect on kids’ health

State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health, widening government...

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News

As a buffer against social media bullies, the disabled and their parents add their fact-focused voices to those platforms

“It often makes me feel as though the public at large would like families with disabilities to live out of sight and...

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From the Bureaus

New York City’s Internet Surveillance System Needs Overhaul, Report Says

NEW YORK — While working as a monitor in the dean’s office her freshman year of high school, Alexis Lanysse spent most...

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Opinion

How We Can Leverage Social Networks, Tech to Help Homeless Young

I was recently interviewing a young person in a drop-in center serving people experiencing homelessness. While I have been working with this...

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Opinion

New York Successfully Preventing Gun Violence By Working With Youth, Their Community

Neighborhood conditions like exposure to violence are unacceptable, and undoubtedly create numerous negative outcomes. However, there are additional factors that consistently show...