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5 Alarming 2024 Social Media Trends That Could Ruin Your Child's Future

August 12, 2025

2024 sees a rise in some very alarming and destructive trends on social media that YOUR kids could be a part of. There are five in particular you need to know about now!

How can we help our kids navigate these murky waters? ‘Knowledge is power’.

Making sure we know what our kids are up to is not spying and ‘ruining their fun’, but allows us, as parents. to start conversations and pose some hypothetical “what would you do if…?” and “did you know about this…” conversations.

Just as YOU used to think you knew everything as a teenager and adults were stupid and slow, so do they. We don’t want their lives going to hell in a handbasket over one silly decision so arm yourself with knowledge and be their first line of defence from future ruin.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – 00:10 – Intro, five social media trends in 2024 that could ruin your teenagers future
00:10 – 02:19 – Trend #1: Mean girls are taking applications on Snapchat
02:20 – 03:59 – Trend #2: Catfishing for reputation ruin
04:00 – 06:33 – Trend #3: The comment pile on
06:34 – 08:20 – Trend #4: Noods and s*xting
08:21 – 10:18 – Trend #5: Social media is forever – BECAUSE OF SCREENSHOTS & SCREEN RECORDING
10:19 – 10:59 – Bonus tip/conversation: AI social media vetting is being used when you go for a job
11:00 – 12:37 – What can parents do?
12:38 – 13:01 – Outro

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