Local School Divisions See Incidents of TikTok Trend that Damages Chromebooks

Local school divisions see incidents of TikTok trend that damages Chromebooks

Local school divisions have seen incidents of students partaking in the recent nationwide TikTok challenge that involves students damaging their laptops.

Exploding Chromebooks? How to Counter the Latest TikTok Trend

The social media challenge has kids damaging school-issued devices.

Challenges on TikTok are popular with young people, but they can become dangerous. Experts advise parents on open conversations and clear rules. A study shows that a third of the challenges could be potentially harmful.

Fire Officials Warn Against Laptop Fire Social Media ‘Challenge’ – The Boston Sun

14 incidents and attempts reported in Massachusetts, many more likely undetected Special to the Sun  State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and Massachusetts fire chiefs are urging parents and educators to talk to youngsters about the risk of fire and injury posed by a recent social media “challenge.” The trend, which appears to have started on TikTok, promotes inserting a paper clip, pencil lead, or other conductive object into a laptop computer’s charg…

TikTok Tests Footnotes to Combat Misinformation with Community Help - Media Talk Africa

TikTok Takes a Stand Against Misinformation with New "Footnotes" Feature In a bid to combat the spread of misinformation on its platform, TikTok has announced the testing of a new feature called "Footnotes". This innovative tool, similar to X's Community Notes, allows users to add relevant infor ...

TikTok Wants Your Teen to Meditate Instead of Scroll After 10 P.M.

You know your app is addictive when you start telling people to log off. In a surprising (but also kinda overdue) move, TikTok just announced a new feature that will encourage teens to stop scrolling and start meditating — yes, meditating — if they’re still on the app after 10:00 p.m. Screens Off, Zen On Here’s how it works: If your teen is glued to their For You page late into the night, they’ll now get a gentle nudge in the form of a pop-up pr…