Teens
- Business
Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teens on Instagram, Facebook
New Delhi: Meta has rolled out new privacy updates for teenagers on Instagram and Facebook, to protect them from online harm. Starting now, anyone who joins Facebook under the age of 16,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: For minors, buying alcohol is as easy as buying chai
Hyderabad: For minors in the city, in spite of the legal age for consuming alcohol being 21, it is not a very tough task to get their hands on alcohol. With fake…
- Technology
This is a bombshell: US lawmakers blast FB over Instagram hurting teens
New York: US lawmakers blasted Facebook for three hours over the tech giant’s handling of internal research that showed how its Instagram photo sharing platform was wrecking teens and weaponising “children’s vulnerability”.…
- Crime and Accident
2 teens drown in canal in east Delhi
New Delhi: Two teenagers drowned in a canal when they were playing near it in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar area, police said on Sunday. The deceased have been identified Amit (15) and…
- Health
Multitasking makes teens feel both positive and negative
New York: Multitasking makes adolescents feel both more positive as well as more negative about the main task they are trying to accomplish, says a new study. The study, published in the…
- Health
Teens with opioid use disorder could benefit from treatment
Washington: A study has revealed that adolescents with severe opioid use disorder can be treated with one of the three medications: methadone, buprenorphine (Subutex/Suboxone) or extended-release naltrexone (Vivitrol). The study was published…
- News
Depression among teens linked to social media usage
Author: Mohammed Hussain Hyderabad: A recent study has claimed that people who use Facebook passively, that is, don’t post themselves, tend to compare themselves with others and are in danger of developing…
- Health
Watching TV while snacking increases risk of heart disease, diabetes in teens: Study
Washington: According to new research, teenagers who sit for hours watching TV, using the computer or playing video games while eating unhealthy snacks are at increased risk for heart diseases and diabetes.…
