teenagers

Teenagers are individuals aged 13 to 19, a demographic group that is a primary target for new products, services, and public health warnings due to their influence and vulnerability.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news as a key demographic being targeted by new technologies like e-bikes and parental controls, while also being the subject of safety warnings and heroic acts.

Latest on teenagers

• E-bikes are giving teenagers something we thought they’d lost
• WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
• Heroic teenagers stop drifting school bus after driver passes out
• Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers
• Mixing energy drinks with coffee or matcha? CASE warns teenagers about caffeine intake
• Why teenagers are doing worse at school
• OpenAI positions ChatGPT for Teens as democratizing education
• Meta faces a landmark trial brought by 29 U.S. states, which accuse the company of implementing measures to keep teenagers engaged on its social media platforms despite awareness of social media addiction risks.
• The teen-focused version is programmed to avoid simply providing answers or writing school essays for students, instead encouraging learning through guided assistance
• keep a teenager glued to their phone for 14 hours
• Users under 18 years old and subscribers to higher-priced tiers will not see the ads
• many teenagers are grappling with excessive screen time and exposure to harmful digital content

Connections

9 entities linked to teenagers across the news graph.