What the social media ban means for rural boarding school students
By Jodie Hamilton

Regional and remote students are being encouraged to learn old-school ways to stay in contact as social media bans for those under 16 come into effect over the summer holidays.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-27/social-media-ban-regional-remote-students-boarding-school/106044168

#SocialMedia #MobileandInternetAccess #RegionalCommunities #GovernmentPolicy #Education #BoardingSchools #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Teenagers #OnlineSafety #Children #Parenting #ParentingTeenagers #ParentingChildren #SecondaryEducation #DistanceEducation #FederalGovernment #JodieHamilton

Former Man Utd star released by Liverpool icon lined up for free transfer to crisis club

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-fosu-mensah-liverpool-36313485

'Nudify' services used by Australian school students blocked
By Clare Armstrong

The platforms, which can be used to make real people appear nude in photos and videos, have been used in several high-profile cases in Australian schools.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-27/nudify-services-used-by-australian-students-blocked/106057134

#Teenagers #SexualOffences #InternetCulture #Bullying #Pornography #ClareArmstrong

TechCrunch: Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat. “Character.AI announced on Tuesday that it’s launching ‘Stories,’ a new format that allows users to create interactive fiction that features their favorite characters. The feature comes as an alternative to the company’s chatbots, which are no longer accessible to users under 18 as of this week.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/26/techcrunch-character-ai-will-offer-interactive-stories-to-kids-instead-of-open-ended-chat/

The Conversation: ‘The main thing you’ve got is TikTok’: how the social media ban could harm African diaspora youth. “A lot of the debate around this change has focused on the harms of these platforms, such as cyberbullying, misinformation and screen addiction. But we also know social media is an important way for young people to connect, especially for marginalised groups. Our as yet […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/26/the-main-thing-youve-got-is-tiktok-how-the-social-media-ban-could-harm-african-diaspora-youth-the-conversation/

Richard Branson says wife Joan died 'quickly and painlessly' as he issues new statement

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-richard-branson-says-wife-36309723

'I found a way to lose 13.5 stone without jabs, pills or surgery'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/i-found-way-lose-135-36308182

Social media ban for under-16s challenged in High Court
By Jake Evans

Australia's social media age ban is being challenged in the High Court on the grounds it restricts young teens' implied right to freedom of political communication.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-26/australia-social-media-ban-faces-legal-challenge/106056528

#SocialMedia #GovernmentandPolitics #LawCrimeandJustice #Teenagers #JakeEvans

Mum thought son was 'dying' as he screamed down phone during terrifying armed gang attack

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-thought-son-dying-screamed-36308085

Teenager Anna Kepner found dead on Carnival cruise ship was victim of homicide

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/teenager-anna-kepner-found-dead-36307851

Estevao sends message after Barcelona heroics as Chelsea issue Arsenal warning

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-vs-barcelona-estevao-arsenal-36307814

Girl, 17, killed in A19 fireball crash as teen left fighting for his life

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-girl-17-killed-a19-36306385

Are you looking for a handy way to tell the young people in your life about how mass surveillance and online tracking threatens their privacy? Check out this article from October's issue of Libre!, Mission:Libre's magazine on free software for teens:

https://missionlibre.org/whos-spying-on-you

Keep an eye out for November's issue, coming out later this month! #freesoftware #opensource #privacy #youth #teenagers #education

Payout after veteran died 'degrading' death in prison with Covid

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/payout-after-veteran-died-degrading-36301320

Urgent appeal to find heavily pregnant teenager Kacey-Rae missing for days

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-urgent-appeal-find-heavily-36301308

Teens involved in youth detention disturbance moved to notorious Unit 18
By Grace Burmas and Lauren Smith

WA's corrective services minister says three of the youths involved in last night's disturbance at Perth's juvenile detention centre have been moved to the notorious Unit 18, as he continued to take a hardline stance on youth detention.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-25/banksia-hill-youth-detention-roof-protest-fallout/106049434

#Prisons #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Teenagers #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #Crime #LawCrimeandJustice #GraceBurmas #LaurenSmith

Rental market making it harder to help young people 'out of crisis homelessness'
By Peta Doherty

Youth homelessness support services say the pandemic and an associated surge in real estate prices have made it even harder to secure accommodation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-25/youth-homelessness-service-demand-surges-amid-housing-crisis/105973714

#Homelessness #Teenagers #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PetaDoherty

CNBC: Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges. “Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed that people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to a legal filing that was released on Friday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/24/cnbc-meta-halted-internal-research-suggesting-social-media-harm-court-filing-alleges/

Body of teen found in TikTok star D4vd's car was 'partially frozen and decapitated'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/body-teen-found-tiktok-star-36293746