DALLAS — A Dallas-area teen is gaining national attention as Time’s 2025 Kid of the Year.
TIME’s new cover: Our 2025 Kid of the Year is 17-year-old Tejasvi Manoj, who is working to help seniors identify, report, and protect themselves against online scams. https://t.co/gIDu9eq02I Photograph by Zerb Mellish for TIME Made possible by #TheAllstateFoundationpic.twitter.com/GOpWP1K8J5
— TIME (@TIME) September 9, 2025
Tejasvi Manoj, a Frisco resident, is being honored for her work in building a website to assist elderly individuals in spotting and reporting cybercrime.
The website was created by Manoj, prompted by her grandfather’s close call with an online scam…