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digitpatrox1 week ago
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Best New Cars for Teens

“As parents, we can’t control what happens on the road once our teen driver pulls out of the driveway,” says Jennifer Stockburger, director of operations at CR’s Auto Test Center. “But we do have some say in the type of vehicle they drive, and that can make a huge difference. This list can help parents easily find vehicles that check…
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digitpatrox1 week ago
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Best Used Cars for Teens Under $20,000

Our “Good for Safety” and “Best for Safety” lists don’t include subcompact cars and other vehicles under 2,750 pounds. Research shows that this class of car doesn’t provide adequate protection, specifically in multiple-vehicle crashes. We also did not include large SUVs and pickup trucks, which can be difficult to handle, especially in emergency situations. Large SUVs and pickup trucks also…
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digitpatroxJanuary 22, 2025
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The Best Strength Training Exercises for Kids and Teens

We may earn a commission from links on this page. For years, my kids have been following me into my garage gym—even before we had a proper home gym, they would steal stray dumbbells or yoga balls that I thought I had bought for myself. I would encourage their interest, but I wondered: How can I encourage them to make…
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digitpatroxNovember 27, 2024
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TikTok will block beauty filters for teens over mental health concerns

TikTok is placing age restrictions on some of its beauty filters to address concerns about how they impact the mental health of its teenage users. Some of the changes rolling out “in the coming weeks” include preventing under-18s from using certain appearance-altering effects, and expanding filter descriptions to specify what the filters adjust when applied. The press release says that…
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digitpatroxOctober 24, 2024
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Character.AI and Google sued after chatbot-obsessed teen’s death

A lawsuit has been filed against Character.AI, its founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, and Google in the wake of a teenager’s death, alleging wrongful death, negligence, deceptive trade practices, and product liability. Filed by the teen’s mother, Megan Garcia, it claims the platform for custom AI chatbots was “unreasonably dangerous” and lacked safety guardrails while being marketed to…
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digitpatroxOctober 17, 2024
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Instagram adds new guardrails to protect teens against sextortion

Instagram is launching several new features designed to protect teens from sextortion scams, which occur when scammers threaten to share intimate images of victims unless they receive a payment or more photos. One guardrail that’s rolling out soon will prevent people from screenshotting or screen recording disappearing images or videos sent in a private message. If the sender enables replays…
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