Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day OAKLAND, Calif. – The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, said in court on Tuesday that a feature introduced in 2021 to try to help teens regulate their time on the app had lower uptake than he had hoped...Read More

Confession of a Baby Boomer: I get far more annoyed than amused when I see a group of youngsters hanging out together with all eyes glued to the cellphones in their hands. Most recently that includes some of my mid-tier grandkids who I’ve watched go from criticizing their older cousins’ phone addictions to now being...Read More

New Delhi: Meta’s landmark settlement with a coalition of US states puts age assurance at the centre of the company’s latest child-safety measures, with under-18 users on Facebook and Instagram set to face default limits on screen time, night-time access and notifications. The deal, approved by a judge, requires a two-hour daily limit, a midnight to...Read More

A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health. The deal cut short a landmark trial in federal court in Oakland, California, where the Instagram and Facebook parent...Read More

Updated August 26, 2026 at 11:26 AM HST Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More

Picture this: Middle Park Bowls Club on a sultry Saturday afternoon in February. Sausages sizzle and pop on the barbecue. Crowds in bare feet wobble bowls down the length of the green. Here I am with my wife and our son, 11, and daughter, 14, to celebrate the wedding anniversary of a couple we befriended...Read More

PUBLISHED August 30, 2026 In the present day, we hear about everything from children being eaten, sexually abused and murdered to cyberbullying, online predators, explicit content and the terrifying possibilities opened up by artificial intelligence. The dangers surrounding children seem to have multiplied beyond anything previous generations had to contend with. And while the state...Read More

Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More

By Billy Begas House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chairperson and Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos warned that increasingly sophisticated algorithms powering social media platforms are making it harder for children and adolescents to avoid illicit and harmful content online. “The evolution of social media platforms’ powerful algorithms makes it more and more difficult for...Read More

Meridian school safety officer wins statewide award Published 8:29 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 When you meet School Safety Officer James Miles you will notice he is humble and unassuming, little would you know he recently received the highest honor in the state for those in his profession. In July Miles was honored by the...Read More