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Her 14-year-old was seduced by a Character.AI bot. She says it cost him his life. / USA Today / 2025
She was bullied with deepfake nudes. Her parents are warning others / USA Today / 2026
They have AI boyfriends, girlfriends. Here's how they're celebrating Valentine's Day. / USA Today / 2026
These influencers can't get enough of raw milk. But what about bird flu? / USA Today / 2025
OnlyFans stars' images are being used to scam fans. It's putting them in danger / USA Today / 2026
Keeley Hazell talks ‘Ted Lasso,’ topless photos and revenge porn / USA Today / 2025
Two boys made deepfake porn of 60 girls. It left a school, small town reeling / USA Today / 2026
He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says. / USA Today / 2025
'Pilates girls' is now a code word online. What's going on? / USA Today / 2026
Could trad wives have sparked the red wave among female voters? / USA Today / 2024
He’s decided to die. Strangers are sending him prayers — and dinner invitations / USA Today / 2025
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Two boys made deepfake porn of 60 girls. It left a school, small town reeling / USA Today / 2026
She was bullied with deepfake nudes. Her parents are warning others / USA Today / 2026
OnlyFans stars' images are being used to scam fans. It's putting them in danger / USA Today / 2026
Teens who made deepfake porn of classmates were just sentenced. Will it make a difference? / USA Today / 2026
Keeley Hazell talks ‘Ted Lasso,’ topless photos and revenge porn / USA Today / 2025
Their selfies are being turned into sexually explicit content with AI. They want answers. / USA Today / 2025
Women are abused online every day. One turned her nightmare into a book. / USA Today / 2025
OnlyFans, AI and 'sexy selfies' are impacting girls. This author wrote a book about it. / USA Today / 2025
X limits Grok access after misuse. It doesn't fix their deepfake issue. / USA Today / 2026
Grok 'undresses' women in a series of posts. It's not the first time. / USA Today / 2026
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They have AI boyfriends, girlfriends. Here's how they're celebrating Valentine's Day. / USA Today / 2026
A couples therapist was too expensive. They used AI to create their own. / USA Today / 2026
Her 14-year-old was seduced by a Character.AI bot. She says it cost him his life. / USA Today / 2025
He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says. / USA Today / 2025
ChatGPT-induced 'AI psychosis' is a real problem. I talked to the chatbot to figure out why. / USA Today / 2025
OpenAI denies claims that ChatGPT is to blame for teen's suicide / USA Today / 2025
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'Pilates girls' is now a code word online. What's going on? / USA Today / 2026
People have bet $1M on hantavirus on Polymarket. How did we get here? / USA Today / 2026
Photos: See inside a phone-free party in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg/ USA Today / 2026
What is 'baldmaxxing'? Meet the men behind the trend / USA Today / 2026
Men are spending thousands to improve their dating lives / USA Today / 2026
He’s decided to die. Strangers are sending him prayers — and dinner invitations / USA Today / 2025
These influencers can't get enough of raw milk. But what about bird flu? / USA Today / 2025
TikTok bans #SkinnyTok, but it may be too late/ USA Today / 2025
As Cassie shares graphic abuse details in Diddy trial, are we all asking the wrong question? / USA Today / 2025
She was filmed in a store without consent. Now, 'Baylen Out Loud' is telling her own story: Interview / USA Today / 2025
Couple caught on camera at Coldplay concert has internet up in arms. Why? / USA Today / 2025
Cierra's 'Love Island' apology, cancel culture and why Gen Z has a big problem / USA Today / 2025
‘Skip and it’s over.’ ‘Don't scroll!': These 'cursed' videos are meant to scare, but some can't look away / USA Today / 2024
Are gym bros cultivating a culture of orthorexia? / USA Today / 2024
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif beat her opponent. Then she got ‘transvestigated.’ / USA Today / 2024
Could trad wives have sparked the red wave among female voters? / USA Today / 2024
What the Return of 2014 Tumblr Means For Body Image / Teen Vogue / 2022
Are Hybrid Services the Future of Campus Counseling? / Mary Christie Quarterly / 2022