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The data is in and it should stop every parent in their tracks. Today, we released our 2025 Annual Report. Inside is a year’s worth of real data showing what teens and tweens actually experienced online, plus the apps and platforms where problems show up most often. In 2025 alone, we processed 11.1 billion activities across text, email, YouTube, and 30+ apps and social platforms. What it reveals is impossible to ignore. This report offers a clear, honest look into your child’s digital world. If you want to understand what kids are facing right now, this is where to start: info.bark.us/4atOqYE

Do you struggle to strike a balance between giving teens the privacy they crave while also implementing guardrails? You’re not alone. info.bark.us/4djHuNX

Parents, your kids are watching, and the way you use your phone teaches them what a healthy relationship with technology looks like. Modeling the habits you want to see is one of the most powerful tools you have. bit.ly/42R3QkO

It’s not quite as obvious, and it doesn’t always look like what you’d expect. But as it becomes increasingly prevalent and risky for teens, we did the research to help parents understand how gambling can show up in their kids’ online world. info.bark.us/4mKCndJ

@PCDistrict26 We can't wait! 💙

@barktechco We can't wait til next week...thank you for making time to come out and speaking with our families!

Parents, have you talked to your child about AI chatbots? This conversation has never been more important. bit.ly/3OCuJW7

@katep08 So true. A lot of kids really do get pulled into those fake connections before they’re old enough to see what’s actually going on, which is exactly why these conversations matter so much.🩷

They're addicted to fake interactions. Saw a lot of it with my 6th grade girls who wanted to play at having boyfriends 😔

If you feel like everything you say about screens goes in one ear and out the other, you're not alone. The good news is, it's possible to create a structure that feels both firm and fair. info.bark.us/3Qb9ICh

“The apparent normalization of gambling in America means an entire generation of children may have learned about online betting from their favorite sports hero or comedian…” bit.ly/4s4a372

“Chrome’s cheating tool exemplifies Big Tech’s continuing gold rush approach to AI: launch first, consider consequences later and let society clean up the mess.” bit.ly/47iv1rB

“The jury’s verdict is a historic victory for every child and family who has paid the price for Meta’s choice to put profits over kids’ safety.” bit.ly/4masgyR

"We wanted them to feel it. We wanted them to realize this was unacceptable." n.pr/488R2Jw

Unlike getting a driver's license or landing a first job, there's no minimum age requirement or rulebook to follow when it comes to giving your child a smartphone. It's completely up to you. Sounds like a lot of pressure? You're not alone. info.bark.us/4bC9M5a

“For years, social media companies have profited from targeting children while concealing their addictive and dangerous design features. Today’s verdict is a referendum—from a jury, to an entire industry—that accountability has arrived.” bit.ly/3PvHceu

“‘Data shows that Instagram had become the leading two-sided marketplace for human trafficking,’ stated one email to Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, sent from a member of Meta’s product team in 2019, which was read in court.” bit.ly/40HrsaI

“Nothing Zuckerberg could say would bring their children back, but if they could keep the pressure on platforms to implement new safeguards, or teach other parents about the potential dangers their kids could experience online, they’d stand in the unseasonably cold and rainy LA weather all day.” bit.ly/40uNPQs

@lifequestsgame We hear you. That is the part that gets us too, because it can seem small in the moment, while something more meaningful is slowly shifting underneath.🩷

@barktechco this is the part that gets me — kids don't think they're replacing friendships. they think they're just venting. but after a few months the real conversations feel harder and they can't figure out why.

“While they seem emotionally available, they’re driven by algorithms, not empathy... You want your kid building friendships, not getting stuck in feedback loops with a machine.” bit.ly/4s2z6Iy

“But for all that technology can do, it is rarely an adequate substitute for physical presence, shared vulnerability, or the willingness to be inconvenienced for the sake of others.” bit.ly/4leBBF5

“...her life would have been unequivocally better if she had not used YouTube or Instagram.” nyti.ms/46wafEs

“Meta has allowed Facebook and Instagram to become a marketplace for predators in search of children upon whom to prey.” wapo.st/4ayx4d2