law Ohio judge: transgender teen lacks "maturity, knowledge and stability" to get a name change Andrea James

Technology Teenagers interview A.I experts about the future of thinking machines David Pescovitz

guillotine watch With "OK boomer," millennials are killing intergenerational resentment Cory Doctorow

health Youth cannabis use declined in states that legalized, new study finds Xeni Jardin

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politics Maryland has banned "gay conversion therapy" for minors David Pescovitz

Business Trump's Labor Department is planning a rollback of teen labor laws, allowing kids to work in "hazardous" jobs Cory Doctorow

Kids This 1936 film celebrates maker culture (boys only, please) Andrea James

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privacy Facebook offering "vulnerable teens" to advertisers shows it is willing to be used as a weapon Rob Beschizza

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picks Two teens carve into 5,000-year-old rock carving, just trying to help David Pescovitz

picks Astronomers discover youngest fully formed exoplanet ever known Xeni Jardin

happy mutants A look at digital habits of 13 year olds shows desire for privacy, face-to-face time Cory Doctorow

health The FDA wants to ban use of tanning beds by youth under 18, to fight skin cancer Xeni Jardin

Kids New EU rules would ban under-16s from social media Cory Doctorow

rape culture The Jackie Fox rape disclosure shows we still have a lot to learn Maureen Herman

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