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A. P. D. G. Everett is a graduate student in biomedical engineering at the University of Vermont. Social Security’s “disabled adult child” program has a simple rule: Someone who suffers a disability ...

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TikTok's new age detection system will attempt to keep users under the age of 13 off the platform. Credit: Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images The pressure is mounting on social media companies to enforce ...