Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Snapchat: It’s Time To Take This App Seriously
It’s time for Snapchat to take sexting, cyberbullying, and sexual exploitation on its app seriously. Within the last decade, cyberbullying has emerged as a pernicious new form of bullying that breaks the spirits of our nation’s children. It has been deemed a public health issue[1] and is a matter of serious concern to our organization….
Psychologist Says Teens Need to Stop Asking for Nude Texts
Sexting is a serious and growing problem for teenagers in the digital age. New research from Northwestern University researchers indicates it is especially harmful to young women who often face intense pressure, usually from their male peers, to send explicit photos of themselves. The study found that more than two-thirds of girls between ages 12…
Victory! Snapchat Improved its Policy on Graphic, Risqué Stories
Snapchat stories are finally starting to listen to its concerned users. This Monday Snapchat updated its guidelines for Discover publishers to discourage click bait. It announced that Snapchat will give publishers a tool in February that allows them to age-gate content, or stop minors from seeing specific content. Snapchat Discover is a section of that…
These Five Teenagers Are Working to Eliminate Groping at Concerts
Groping and sexual assaults at concerts is not a new problem. But these five teenagers who created the group Girls Against are finding new and creative solutions. Ages 15 to 17, Hannah, Anna, Anni, Bea, and Ava are best friends from the UK who have decided to take a stand. After hearing about their growing…