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   Looksmaxxing

   Looksmaxxing is a creator-driven push for teen boys to radically "optimize" their looks, and experts link the extreme versions to body dysmorphia and eating problems.

   • Ages Ages 13-17
   • TikTok, YouTube, Instagram
   • Checked May 1
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   Criminal recruitment of teens for extortion

   Montreal-area police say criminal groups recruit teens online to carry out threats, arson and vandalism against shopkeepers, which puts teens at risk of danger and criminal charges even though most never meet the people behind it.

   • Ages Ages 14-17
   • Checked Apr 30
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   Grooming risk on Roblox

   A Canadian federal briefing flagged adults using Roblox to groom children and to push hateful content, while Roblox says it has strong safety tools; the game itself is popular and mostly fine, but the risk is real enough to stay alert.

   • Ages Ages 10-14
   • Roblox, Discord
   • Checked Apr 24
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   The Com

   Experts warn that violent online networks known as The Com, including one designated a terrorist entity in Canada, groom vulnerable kids on mainstream games and apps, then move them to private encrypted chats where they coerce them into harming themselves or others.

   • Ages Ages 11-17
   • Roblox, TikTok, Discord
   • Checked Apr 24
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   AI-generated child abuse imagery

   A UK child-protection watchdog reports record levels of realistic AI-made child sexual abuse images and videos in 2025, with video rising sharply; it is mainly an adult-driven crime, but it matters for parents because fake images can use real children's likenesses and making or sharing them is illegal.

   • Ages Ages 10-17
   • Checked Mar 24
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   Misogyny among students

   Teacher unions in Québec report more misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic remarks and gestures among students, which can hurt classmates and get kids who join in into trouble at school.

   • Ages Ages 12-17
   • Checked Feb 23
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   AI companions

   Chatbot apps that act as a friend or romantic partner are growing, and the main concern for teens is emotional dependence and pulling away from real-life relationships, not the technology itself.

   • Ages Ages 12-17
   • Replika, Character.AI
   • Checked Feb 12
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   Virtual kidnapping scam calls

   Scammers use AI-cloned voices that sound like a child to fake a kidnapping and pressure parents or grandparents into paying, even though the child is safe.

   • Ages Ages 10-17
   • Phone calls
   • Checked Feb 3
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   Addictive algorithms lawsuits

   Families, school boards and state governments in the US are suing big social platforms, saying their recommendation design hooks young users and harms their mental health, and the first big trials may set precedents.

   • Ages Ages 10-17
   • Instagram, TikTok, YouTube
   • Checked Jan 27
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    Character.AI lawsuit settlement (AI companion chatbots)

    Character.AI and Google have agreed to settle lawsuits alleging that AI companion chatbots harmed teens' mental health, including cases involving suicide, which makes this a good moment to understand how teens use these apps.

    • Ages Ages 12-17
    • Character.AI
    • Checked Jan 7
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    AI chatbots

    Nearly a third of US teens use AI chatbots every day, mostly as everyday tools, but companionship-style bots deserve a closer look because of their possible effect on teens' mental health.

    • Ages Ages 12-17
    • ChatGPT, Character.AI, Snapchat
    • Checked Dec 22
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    AI toys for children

    Talking toys powered by chatbots are sold as friendly and educational, but child advocacy groups warn they can steer conversations to explicit or dangerous topics and crowd out play and real relationships.

    • Ages Ages 2-12
    • Checked Nov 22
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    Character.AI under-18 chat ban

    After lawsuits from families, Character.AI says it will end open-ended AI chats for under-18 users, a sign that companion-style chatbots can become an emotional risk for some teens, though most use is not harmful.

    • Ages Ages 12-17
    • Character.AI
    • Checked Oct 29
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    764 network

    Police in Canada say 764, a violent online group within the wider Com network, reaches kids through chat in social and gaming apps and pressures them into sharing intimate images or harming themselves, so it is worth knowing about even though reporting so far rests on one case.

    • Ages Ages 12-17
    • Social media chat, Gaming chat apps
    • Checked Oct 28