Neowin News Feed for: Teenagers

You will have to prove your age to Discord soon if you want an 'adult' experience

Usama Jawad — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:52:01 +0000

Discord will change in a major way for all users globally from next month, and you may be required to prove your age. Read more...

Character.AI to end open-ended chats for under-18s

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:42:01 +0000

The AI platform Character.AI has announced new safety measures. One of them is that open-ended chats for under-18s will end soon. Read more...

Pinterest will now prompt UK teenagers to close the app during school hours

David Uzondu — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:54:02 +0000

After rolling out a feature in the US and Canada that nudges teenagers to close the app and focus on schoolwork during class hours, Pinterest is now introducing an improved version in the UK. Read more...

U.S. District Judge rejects Meta's plea to dismiss lawsuits about teenage social media use

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 06:26:01 +0000

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has rejected Meta's request to dismiss lawsuits that allege its role in harming the mental health of teenagers. Read more...

Google releases a version of its Gemini AI for teens in more countries and languages

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:44:01 +0000

Google has expanded access of its Gemini artificial intelligence to more teenagers around the world and in more languages. It comes with additional guardrails and educational materials. Read more...

Snapchat brings new features to make it harder for strangers to contact users

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:40:01 +0000

Snapchat has added some new features to improve user privacy and safety on the platform. It has enhanced in-app warnings and friending protections for teens and simplified location sharing. Read more...

Google Bard will open up to teenagers this week in most countries

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:06:01 +0000

Google Bard is being opened up to teenagers in most countries. In most jurisdictions this means kids 13+ can use Bard but some countries will have higher minimum ages. It opens up this week. Read more...

Snapchat adds strike system to clamp down on inappropriate content

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:56:01 +0000

Snapchat has announced a range of new features to help protect teenagers that use its platform. The features help to remove inappropriate content and keep teens away from people they don't know. Read more...

Meta allows 10-year-old kids to use its Quest VR headset

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 06:12:01 +0000

Meta announced that kids aged 10 years and above will be able to use Quest VR headsets and play their favorite games. However, it will require parents to set up a managed account for their preteens. Read more...

US Senators tell Mark Zuckerberg to keep teens out of Meta's Horizon Worlds

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:14:02 +0000

US senators have shared their concerns about opening access of young adults to Meta's virtual reality space Horizon Worlds, which puts them at risk of potential harm and privacy issues. Read more...

Instagram's new Quiet mode lets you shut out notifications

Justin Luna — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 07:30:01 +0000

Instagram has a new feature called Quiet mode that allows users (especially teenagers) to set boundaries with their friends and followers. The app now also gives users better control over their feed. Read more...

Meta introduces new privacy features for teens on Facebook and Instagram

Justin Luna — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Meta is introducing new updates on Facebook and Instagram to protect teenagers from online harm. For instance, accounts by teens will have more private settings than the usual social media account. Read more...

Two UK teenagers have been arrested for their alleged link to the hacking group Lapsus$

Paul Hill — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:16:02 +0000

The City of London Police has arrested two teenagers and charged them with several crimes. They are suspected to be members of the hacking group Lapsus$ which has carried out several hacks. Read more...

Meta announces Instagram improvements to boost teen safety

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:24:02 +0000

Meta has announced a raft of new features for Instagram designed to make the platform safer for teenagers to use, including Take A Break. Parents will also see how long kids are on Instagram. Read more...

TikTok update introduces mindful push notifications for teens

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:24:02 +0000

TikTok has introduced new rules for teenagers that are designed to help them disconnect from the service late at night. Other changes ensure teens have full control over their online content. Read more...

Google will turn on SafeSearch by default for people under 18

Usama Jawad — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:38:47 +0000

In a bid to make the internet a safer space for teenagers, Google is making changes to many of its major products. SafeSearch will be enabled by default for teens and YouTube uploads will be private. Read more...

Amazon gives control over teen spending to parents

Paul Hill — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:46:01 +0000

Amazon has rolled out a new tool to help you monitor what your teenage children are doing on the shopping platform. The tool lets you set spend limits and approve different attempted purchases. Read more...

British teenagers to be given cyber security training to help build up the industry

Daniel Hull — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 19:20:01 +0000

Thousands of British teenagers are to be given cyber security training with the aim of tackling the 200 daily cyber attacks against the government. The course includes work experience opportunities. Read more...

Google+ now allows teenagers to sign up

John Callaham — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:43:40 +0000

Google's social networking service, Google+, is now allowing teenagers to sign up for accounts to use the service but with some added security and sharing restrictions. Read more...

New study shows online use good for teens

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:03:05 +0000

A new study carried out by the MacArthur Foundation has shown that online time is actually good for teenagers, countering the stereotypical view of parents that spending any time online is a waste of time.... Read more...

Ministers seek curbs on internet suicide sites for teenagers

James Hall — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:33:19 +0000

Websites which encourage vulnerable teenagers to kill themselves are to be blocked under plans by the Government to tackle the dozens of suicides that have been linked to internet chatrooms. Ministers are alarmed that... Read more...