REDD's Blog – September 2014 Archive (4)

Teens are embracing a dangerous fad that’s gaining steam on social media. They call the game “space monkey,” “the pass-out challenge,” or simply “the choking game.” This is, essentially, where teens strangle themselves to unconsciousness—and in many cases death—in the hopes of reaching a euphoric high and Internet fame. 

The pass-out challenge is just the latest dangerous trend to go viral. Just in recent months,…

Chase Nahooikaikakeolamauloaokalani Silva has a bone to pick with Facebook.

Last week, the social media platform froze Silva's account because of a policy that suspends accounts suspected of fake names. Facebook says they want you to "always know who you're connecting with ," and the policy was enacted to help "keep our community safe."

But his 29-letter middle name is real and…

The photo was taken in front of Love in the Name of Christ, a Christian organization in Everett, Pennsylvania, and posted on Facebook back in July.

Will this boy get punished for coming to Jesus?

A Pennsylvania teen may face up to two years behind bars for allegedly…

• Findings showed when asked to draw logo, only one in 85 participants could recreate it correctly
• When asked to identify logo from a group of 12 similar Apple logos with altered features, less than half guessed accurately
• Researchers from University of California, LA said even though people are often exposed to…