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Jade
4 min read
Instagram’s New Parental Controls, “Thanks Meta!” (Said no teenager ever)
Meta, the parent company of the social media giant Instagram has recently added parental controls and partnered with organisations. To...
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Gwyneth
4 min read
What is Sendit? - Snapchat's Questionable Add-On App
Sendit is an "anonymous app to use with true friends, for mature teens," working exclusively with Snapchat to enhance users' experience...
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Lenny - 18yrs
6 min read
A response to the AFP articles in the press about the rise in sexploitation
Lenny - 18yrs Last week the AFP released a statement about the sharp rise in cases of online sexual exploitation of children. The...
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Madison
4 min read
Social Media Detox: Why Taking a Break Helps Your Mental Health
Last year, after having a massive fight with a group of friends, I decided to take a break from social media to focus on my mental...
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Kirra Pendergast
4 min read
New and Dangerous ‘Fainting Challenge’ Circulating TikTok
The Fainting challenge, known as the 'blackout challenge' and the 'thumb blowing pass out challenge,' has been circulating on TikTok....
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Gigi
4 min read
Parenting a teen on Social Media: Where does the danger actually lie?
Ever wondered what your teen really wants you to know about social media and wants you to teach them? Well, here it is. A brilliant and...
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Drue
6 min read
Trending on TikTok is the "game" Guess Who?
Many are probably thinking of the harmless, classic game of Guess Who? That we all played as kids… This is not the case. This new Guess...
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Arya
4 min read
Social media; the students' distractor
Fifty-eight times is how many times you check your phone a day for a notification. In my last year of high school, the pressure is on....
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Lenny - 18yrs
10 min read
The adult "entertainment" industry and teens.......A Teenagers perspective.
***Trigger warning*** This article discusses sexual violence. My generation, Gen Z, is the first to have grown up without knowing a world...
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Codey
4 min read
Social Media' Eshays' will be sent to Work-ays.
Last week an article was published about teens who are committing crimes and sharing about them online to remote outback stations in an...
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Drue
4 min read
The power of social media during the Lismore Floods
Photo Lisa Gough @lisa_g_photography After my school flooded, it left me and probably many others with a huge sense of loss. The place...
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Arya
4 min read
Teens to Ditch Meta for Better
Facebook (recently renamed Meta) - The beaming social media platform of the 21st century that revolutionised social media engagement and...
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