What happens when schools ban cell phones – CBS News Watch CBS News A recent report estimates on average, America’s young people spend over seven hours a day looking at a screen. Now more than two dozen states are limiting scrolling through phones while in school. “CBS Evening News” co-anchor John Dickerson reports. Source link
Instagram-parent Meta announced Tuesday that teen users will now see content on Instagram that’s similar to what they might see while watching a film with a PG-13 rating. That’s because new content settings for Instagram users under 18 will adhere to the same regulations. The new automatic protections are being rolled by the company starting…
Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts says she worries about young people using their mobile phones too much as she feels the brain is “incapable” of processing so much information. The “Pretty Woman” actress is a mother to 20-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus and 18-year-old Henry with husband Daniel Moder told Sunday Times Culture magazine: “Our…
The new CBS Reports documentary “Boys to Men: Why America’s Sons Are Struggling” premieres Saturday, Sept. 27, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on CBS News 24/7 and Paramount Plus. Oberlin, Ohio — Every other week, Johnny Cole, the founder of Hey Brother, and David Reese, a language arts teacher at Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Ohio,…
Ohio school offers space for teen boys to speak openly about struggles – CBS News Watch CBS News Adam Yamaguchi visits a high school in Ohio that’s offering a unique space to broaden young men’s perspective of themselves and each other. Source link
Pexels/Reddit Food and personal space can become surprisingly contentious in a household, especially for a teenager. One teenage girl tried to keep her meal-prepped food separate from the main fridge, but when her family accused her of hoarding, it created an awkward standoff. Read on for the full story. I (16F) bought a mini fridge…
Parents are getting so fed up trying to keep their teens off phones that some are bypassing the usual lectures and parental controls and are instead offering cash, and even cars. Jennifer Abbott , a small-business owner in Brooklyn, N.Y., said she made a deal with her two kids to each get $1,800 when they…
Texas teen named Time’s “Kid of the Year” for taking on scams targeting seniors – CBS News Watch CBS News Cybercriminals stole more than $16 billion last year from unsuspecting victims. Nearly a third of those victims were seniors. Now, one Texas teenager is using computer science to fight scammers. Karen Hua reports. Source link
A survey of 2,000 adults discovered who residents see as modest champions in their local areas. Bus drivers have a ‘fountain of local knowledge’ according to the study(Image: Getty Images) The unsung heroes at the heart of UK communities have been revealed and they include the postmen and women who brave all weather conditions, the…
Hong Kong police are investigating whether a teenage girl who went missing for several weeks had been involved in cross-border scam farm activities, with mobile phone traces showing she had been in Cambodia before she was found safe. Hong Kong identity card holder Wu Peishan, 17, had left her hometown of Haifeng in Guangdong province…