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Worldwide Push to Keep Teens Off Social Media Gains Momentum

Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.

DRIGGS, ID - MARCH 09: Smokey Larsson, 14 (L) looks at her friend Micah Richards as he sin

Rep. Mike Gallagher Blames TikTok for Young Americans ‘Rooting’ for Hamas: ‘Brainwashing Our Youth’ Against U.S.

A recent surge in support from young Americans for the Hamas terrorist group can be attributed predominantly to the social app TikTok, according to Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, who described it as “the largest scale malign influence operation ever conducted,” as he accused the Chinese “digital fentanyl” of “brainwashing our youth against the country and our allies.”

Mike Gallagher

China Revamps Education System to Promote ‘Masculinity’

China’s education ministry has vowed to enhance the “physical education and psychological direction” of male youth in response to a recent proposal on “preventing the feminization of teenage boys” by a top government policy advisor, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.

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Pope Francis Tells Youth: ‘The Devil Is a Con Artist’

In the final major address of his Latin American tour, Pope Francis met with a throng of young people Sunday, urging them to “shake things up.” He left aside his prepared speech to speak off the cuff, but he decided to leave them the text he had written for them, and published it, as well. Comparing life to a soccer match, Francis wrote that there are two opposing teams, one coached by Jesus and the other by the devil; each person must decide which team to play for.

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