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Choosing my kid’s first phone came with serious consequences

When my daughter was born 13 years ago, I never thought that choosing her technology platform would become one of those potentially life-altering decisions.
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The best cars for teens

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Instagram will now guilt you with a warning when you try to post a nasty comment

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The beginning of the end? Teens are abandoning Facebook for YouTube

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Facebook's plan to attract young users may be a messaging app called 'Talk'

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The Shellback Safe imprisons your phone to keep you safe behind the wheel

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Who's at the door? It may be the British police for the teenage hacker in your home

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Is that a Google ad or a search result? Kids can’t tell

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Technology is a double-edged sword for children, parents agree

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Report: Teens now spend more hours consuming media than sleeping

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First Lady launches ‘Better Make Room’ social media site for teens

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FOMO is a real thing, and it’s adversely affecting teens on social media

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Six US teens compete to be the best in the world … at Microsoft Office

These U.S. students have made it to the finals of the Microsoft Office World Championship.
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The Smart Sheriff app rides into South Korea, ready to watch over teens’ smartphones

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Study: U.S. teens abandon Facebook and cling to iPhones

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Teens top the tech-savvy chart while adults lag behind

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Dear Twitter: Don’t age gate me, I can follow a beer company if I want to

Twitter is the latest social network to boost its age-gating policies. Too bad they're completely ineffective insults to common sense.
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Be very afraid: Justin Bieber named ‘lead investor’ in a new social network for teens

What do you get when you combine Justin Bieber, tech investing, and a new social app? RockLive hopes it all equals lots of teen users.
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Facebook isn’t like a regular mom, it’s a cool mom: Teens now have the option to post publicly

Teenage Facebook users between 13 and 17 can now make public posts.
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Twitter steals teen love from Facebook

Facebook's appeal is fading in the eyes of Generation YOLO Cronut (teenagers).

Facebook has too many adults, say teens on Twitter

It's true (don't act like you didn't know): Teens feel meh about the whole Facebook thing and are flocking over to Twitter.

The next creepy Instagram trend: Teen beauty contests

Instagram users are taking to the service, posting selfies and asking for opinions. The problem is, these photos are very public, and comments can be cruel.
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Teen ‘sexting’ not that big of a deal, study shows

Social networking causes teens to drink and smoke drugs, study says

80 percent of teens have texted in the last week

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Study: ‘Hyper-networking’ teens are drugged-out, sex-crazed binge drinkers

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New study: Average teen sends 3,339 texts every month