By Benjamin Yampolskiy We’ve all been in the position of opening up an app to check one thing, only to find an hour has completely passed. This is due to the existence of social media algorithms that were created with the intention of keeping people on the app for [...]
By Paola Mendiola Efigenio We’ve all had to clean out our fridge from time to time, throwing away forgotten leftovers, old Chinese food we swore we’d eat, or a homemade chicken pesto that wasn’t as good as it looked. Once it’s in the trash, we hardly ever give it [...]
By Casey Barkan Toy Story 5 just released in theaters last week, and has already broken records. The film debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to Pixar Studios. This set the record for the Toy Story franchise and also set the record for the biggest opening [...]
By Casey Barkan On May 29, the United Nations Human Rights Council posted a video on X featuring UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stating that banning children from using social media is not the solution to ensuring their safety online. He says that the first step [...]
By Ori Blank Imagine getting a text notification from an unidentified phone number claiming to be your bank, saying that your account has been locked. The message seems legitimate, contains the bank’s logo, and asks you to click a link to verify your identity. Concerned, you click on the [...]
By Paola Mendiola Efigenio Before creating your new online account, you are asked to enter your age. Eliana, age 8, learned from her classmate that changing the year she was born to make her 13 would allow her to create an account. With the click of a button, her [...]
Remy Rosenberg When you go to a high school party, you’re probably thinking about having a good time with your friends, not about protecting your reputation. But in 2025, every party is basically a danger zone for online content. Phones are out all the time, people are filming videos [...]
Remy Rosenberg Think for a minute and ask yourself where you get your news. For a lot of us, the answer is simple: our phones. We scroll through Instagram or Tiktok and suddenly feel “in the loop”. In today’s world, many teens turn to social media for updates because [...]
By Remy Rosenberg If you’ve ever gotten a text from a friend or classmate saying, “Hey, can you send me your homework so I can check mine?”, you are definitely not alone. In high school, it’s common to want to help your friends, especially when an assignment may be confusing [...]
By JoAnna Molina, PhD Big Takeaways Teens often show mood changes online before they talk about them Posting, deleting posts, gaming patterns, and late-night scrolling can offer important insights into a teen’s mental health Not every change is a problem, but persistent changes can serve as red flags Noticing, [...]
