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How the Meta Settlement Silences Youth Activism

Since its integration into our digital world, social media has played a pivotal role in youth organizing and social mobilization. Yet, people’s access to these platforms is increasingly coming under

KOSA isn't designed to help kids.

Congress is using kids to hold Big Tech accountable. Kids will get hurt in the process. Moving forward, we need to center youth.

The Right Wing Origins Of Age Verification Laws Don’t Disappear Just Because They’re Going Bipartisan.

I think it’s important to understand that, despite claims to the contrary, age verification is, inherently, a right-wing effort. While it’s currently true that age verification laws are…

I spent a weekend at Google talking with nerds about charity. I came away … worried.

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

Everyone’s talking about the polls: The Age does it differently

Where voters will ultimately land on the question of Victoria’s leadership is becoming increasingly difficult to predict. Fortunately, Age readers are in good hands when it comes to assessing the political mood.

Rep. Finke Was Right: Age-Gating Isn’t About Kids, It’s About Control

When Rep. Leigh Finke spoke last month before the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee to testify against HF1434, a broad-sweeping proposal to age-gate the internet,…

U.S. Social Media Regulations for Minors

The digital lives of American children and teenagers have become a focal point of intense national debate and legislative action. ContentsThe Federal Foundation: The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)The State-Level Surge: A Patchwork of New RulesThe Next Generation of Federal Law: Congress Weighs InThe Constitutional Crossroads: Free Speech vs. State RegulationThe Great Debate: Voices […]

Why 30 is the decade friends disappear — and what to do about it

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

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More than 100 sets of rights-free images are ready for you to explore and add to your own projects. The topics range widely--from Classic Children’s Books and Disability Awareness to Dragons, Football, Jazz, and Shoes. With 25 to 50 historical photographs, posters, maps, and movies in each set. Enjoy!

‘I never want to hear again that the Democratic Party has a problem with young men’

Democrats stormed back with young men in off-year elections. But the biggest test will come next year.

Interact with Minors

Against the collective neglect of the young.

The more young people use AI, the more they hate it

Caught between fears of job loss and social stigma, Gen Z’s opinions of AI are hitting new lows.

Unaccompanied immigrant minors face growing hurdles from the Trump administration crackdown

Many children are having to defend their cases alone before immigration judges, without lawyers, while the government has made it harder for them to leave the shelter system and reunite with their families