The legal proposal comes a day after European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced the 27-country bloc’s intention to ban children under 13 from social media, and permit only limited, supervised access until the age of 15.
Dubbed the “EU KIDS Act”, Brussels is now “reversing the burden of proof”, von...Read More
On 17 September 2026 the European Commission (Commission) adopted its proposal for the EU KIDS Act to enhance the online safety of minors in the EU. With national minimum-age legislation for social media already in train or under discussion in many Member States (including France, Austria, Spain, Germany, Poland and Portugal), the EU-level proposal aims to...Read More
Instagram and Facebook are getting a series of new restrictions for teen users, including a two-hour daily time limit, overnight blocks and new parental controls. The changes, announced by Meta on Wednesday as part of an agreement with a bipartisan group of attorneys general, will automatically apply to users under 18 in participating U.S. states...Read More
The EU Kids Act would require app stores to age-rate every app and game with a published methodology. Online video games are expected to be impacted, as are AI companions and social media platforms. Stay Informed Get Industry News In Your Inbox… Sign Up Today The European Union has proposed a plan to improve online...Read More
Social media now sit inside the daily lives of minors. Children under ten are already in the scroll, some of them for as much as eight hours a day. That is the picture the European Commission used to launch the KIDS Act: an age-graded protection system, a ban on social media for under-13s, and tighter...Read More
A child safety group lined Fifth Avenue with lit-up vans aimed at John Ternus as he opened Apple’s flagship New York store for the iPhone 18 Pro launch on September 18, according to AppleInsider. The group, Heat Initiative, wants Apple to do more to stop child sexual abuse material spreading through iCloud and to protect...Read More
The legal proposal comes a day after European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced the 27-country bloc’s intention to ban children under 13 from social media, and permit only limited, supervised access until the age of 15.
Dubbed the “EU KIDS Act”, Brussels is now “reversing the burden of proof”, von...Read More
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Meta is overhauling how teens will experience Instagram and Facebook after a nearly $18 billion settlement with nearly every U.S. state in a lawsuit over claims of social media addiction and failures to protect children. Users under 18 are already automatically placed in Teen Accounts, which are set to private by default...Read More
The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act, which would ban social media accounts for children under 13 and allow only parent-supervised mini accounts for 13- and 14-year-olds. Independent accounts would begin at 15. The proposal also targets addictive features, personalised recommendations, unsolicited contacts, push notifications and AI chatbots. Source link ——————————————————– Click Here...Read More
As students have returned to classrooms this month, the Malverne Police Department is emphasizing its presence at schools throughout the village while continuing its year-round focus on school safety, emergency preparedness and community engagement. The village considers the safety of children a top priority and has worked with the Police Department to provide school security...Read More
