7 h. ago ‘Have you heard of this BDSM trend?’ What I learned recording thousands of hours of teens on their phones

When documentary-maker Lauren Greenfield immersed herself in the online and offline lives of 25 teenagers, she unearthed a world of sexually explicit images, rape culture, bullying and suicidal ideation. Adolescence, she says, has become like the wild westReactions to Lauren Greenfield’s documentary series Social Studies tend to fall into two categories. Young people think it is validating; adults think it’s a horror show. After all, the screen of a teenager’s smartphone is a shiny black hole to which access is rarely granted. “Our kids are right there,” as Greenfield puts it, “and yet we don’t really know what’s going on in their lives.”Her five-part series, which tracks the online and offline lives of a group of teenagers and young adults – the first generation of social media natives – is being tipped for an Emmy. Under the noses of their parents, she captures teenagers climbing out of bedroom windows to spend the night with boyfriends, posting sexually explicit images, tracking ...

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2 w. ago Teens could be restricted to two hours of social media under new law

The 'app cap' would also ban children from accessing social media during school hours or after 10pm

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2 w. ago Two hours 'doomscrolling' on their phone or tablet can double teenagers' risk of anxiety and quadruple the likelihood of depression

Teens who spend more than two hours a day scrolling on phones or tablets double their risk of developing anxiety and quadruple their chances of depression, say scientists.

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2 w. ago Hundreds spoken to and 2,000 hours of CCTV scoured in hunt for missing teenager

Cole Cooper, 19, was reported missing by his family from Falkirk on May 9, two days after he was last seen.

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2 w. ago Teenagers camp out overnight and brave '15 hour' queues in the pouring rain to get their hands on brand new Nike trainers

Teenagers desperate to get the newly released Nike trainers were braving 15 hour queues and camping overnight in the pouring rain.

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2 w. ago Human remains found in search for missing teen Phoebe Bishop hours after housemates charged with murder

Police found the remains at around 2.30pm near Good Night Scrub National Park

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2 w. ago Human remains found in search for missing teen Pheobe Bishop hours after housemates charged with murder

Police found the remains at around 2.30pm near Good Night Scrub National Park

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2 w. ago Pheobe Bishop UPDATES: Human remains found in search for missing teenage girl

Police searching for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop have found a body - it comes hours after her two roommates faced court on murder charges

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2 w. ago Chilling final hours of teen shot dead in 'gruesome' murder after 'repeated rejections'

Teenager Sana Yousaf was allegedly killed by 22-year-old Umar Hayat, who had tried to contact her repeatedly and tried to meet her at her birthday party, according to police

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4 w. ago Horrific UK fire that killed woman and three kids seen in devastating footage

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A 43-year-old woman and her children, aged 15, eight and four, died in the fire in Brent, north-west London, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Another woman, 70s, and a teenage girl were also taken to hospital

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4 w. ago NSW floods: estimated 10,000 properties damaged after deadly flooding as communities face ‘mammoth task’

SES warns the ‘worst impacts that people feel are often after the event’ as areas reel from ‘devastating’ floodsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn estimated 10,000 properties may have been damaged in record-breaking flooding in New South Wales and thousands remain isolated, as communities begin to clean up after “devastating” impacts.Flood waters have begun to subside in some areas and weather conditions have improved on the mid-north coast, where severe weather warnings were cancelled on Friday night.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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