Edinburgh Reporter: Pioneering project captures stories of LGBTQ+ youth

Posted on November 24, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Edinburgh Reporter: Pioneering project captures stories of LGBTQ+ youth. “LGBTQ+ young people across Scotland have lent their voices to a first-of-its-kind social history project that will preserve their experiences, stories and hopes for the future. This is part of LGBT Youth Scotland’s (Un)Seen, (Un)Heard initiative, which is capturing, collating and conserving the stories of LGBTQ+ young people to create a new permanent archive within the National Library of Scotland and increase visibility, provide connection across generations, strengthen communities and inform policymakers.”

WIRED: Underage Workers Are Training AI

Posted on November 15, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

WIRED: Underage Workers Are Training AI. “Driven by a global rush into AI, the global data labeling and collection industry is expected to grow to over $17.1 billion by 2030, according to Grand View Research, a market research and consulting company. Crowdsourcing platforms such as Toloka, Appen, Clickworker, Teemwork.AI, and OneForma connect millions of remote gig workers in the global south to tech companies located in Silicon Valley. Platforms post micro-tasks from their tech clients, which have included Amazon, Microsoft Azure, Salesforce, Google, Nvidia, Boeing, and Adobe. Many platforms also partner with Microsoft’s own data services platform, the Universal Human Relevance System (UHRS).”

Mother Jones: When You’re Young, Lonely, and Chronically Ill, Online Communities Offer a Lifeline

Posted on November 14, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Mother Jones: When You’re Young, Lonely, and Chronically Ill, Online Communities Offer a Lifeline. “After becoming chronically ill, some young people turn to the internet to build community and learn more about their condition and symptoms. Others socialize with informal groups based on a common interest—gaming on Twitch, joining a virtual language practice group, talking about a favorite show on Discord—which can accommodate their varying abilities, which can change day to day and even hour to hour.”

PsyPost: Smartphone use before bed? It might not be as bad for teen sleep as thought, study finds

Posted on November 13, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

PsyPost: Smartphone use before bed? It might not be as bad for teen sleep as thought, study finds. “A new study published in Computers in Human Behavior challenges the conventional wisdom about the negative impact of smartphone use on adolescent sleep. Contrary to expectations, researchers failed to find a clear link between teens’ smartphone use before sleep and their sleep outcomes. This suggests that the impact of smartphones on sleep may be more complex than previously thought.”

TechCrunch: LGBTQ suicide prevention org the Trevor Project is leaving Elon Musk’s X for good

Posted on November 9, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

TechCrunch: LGBTQ suicide prevention org the Trevor Project is leaving Elon Musk’s X for good. “The Trevor Project announced Thursday that it has decided to end its presence on the platform in light of ‘increasing hate and vitriol’ targeting the queer community on X, which Elon Musk purchased one year ago. The organization is focused on suicide prevention and provides 24/7 counseling for young LGBTQ people struggling with mental health challenges.”

Washington Post: AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives.

Posted on November 8, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Washington Post: AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives.. “On the top 10 websites that host AI-generated porn photos, fake nudes have ballooned by more than 290 percent since 2018, according to Genevieve Oh, an industry analyst. These sites feature celebrities and political figures such as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alongside ordinary teenage girls, whose likenesses have been seized by bad actors to incite shame, extort money or live out private fantasies. Victims have little recourse.”

CNBC: YouTube passes Netflix as top video source for teens

Posted on October 15, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

CNBC: YouTube passes Netflix as top video source for teens. “Teens polled by the bank said they spent 29.1% of their daily video consumption time on Google-owned YouTube, beating out Netflix for the first time at 28.7%. Time on YouTube rose since the spring, adding nearly a percentage point, while Netflix fell more than two percentage points.”

The Guardian: As social media grows in Kenya, so does the disturbing and toxic ‘manosphere’

Posted on October 2, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

The Guardian: As social media grows in Kenya, so does the disturbing and toxic ‘manosphere’. “It was not so much a rabbit hole I found myself down, but in a whole warren of sexist content when I began researching a story on Kenya’s ‘manosphere’ – a loosely connected network of websites and social media platforms that promote misogyny online. What I saw was disturbing: scores of tweets, posts and video content that denigrated, objectified and “slut-shamed” women, or encouraged men to exercise coercive control.”

CNN: Teens are exhausted by phone notifications but don’t know how to quit, report finds

Posted on September 27, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

CNN: Teens are exhausted by phone notifications but don’t know how to quit, report finds. “About one-fourth of notifications came during school hours, a finding researchers said suggests phones and apps could improve on cutting down unnecessary alerts at times when teens shouldn’t be disrupted — especially because, during school hours, most participants used their phone at least once for 43 minutes on average. But some teens used their phones for more than six hours during that time.”

Design Week: V&A launches interactive website in a bid to engage Generation Alpha

Posted on September 25, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Design Week: V&A launches interactive website in a bid to engage Generation Alpha. “The V&A has launched Mused, a new interactive website, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator for Arts and Culture, in a bid to engage young people in art, design, performance and creativity.” The site was designed with 10-14 year-olds in mind.

BBC: AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo

Posted on September 24, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

BBC: AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo. “A sleepy town in southern Spain is in shock after it emerged that AI-generated naked images of young local girls had been circulating on social media without their knowledge. The pictures were created using photos of the targeted girls fully clothed, many of them taken from their own social media accounts.”

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