New shareholder resolution to be voted on just two months after Meta found liable in two landmark child-safety cases. MENLO PARK, Calif., May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On Wednesday May 27, Meta shareholders will vote on a shareholder resolution asking the Board to assess the feasibility of tying senior executive compensation to improvements in child...Read More

‘Technology is addling young people’s brains, impacting on their education and attainment, impacting on their health and wellbeing,’ Wes Streeting said on the Today programme this morning. It followed his remarks yesterday that ‘social media should be treated like tobacco – it’s extremely addictive, and bad for our health’. He was commenting on the Academy of...Read More

Child safety is about awareness. But it’s also about action. That’s the message New York City-based attorney and nationally recognized abuse victim advocate James Marsh plans to deliver at the inaugural Great Lakes Child Safety Conference on May 7 at the Traverse City Central High School auditorium. “We’ve had really aware parents and...Read More

Parents who have lost their children through social media attend Downing Street today to ask for the age to be 16 before social media can be used on their children’s phones (Picture: w8media) The parents of Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell told Sir Keir Starmer to show courage and political leadership as they met with...Read More

A 32-year-old Ohio man is facing multiple child exploitation charges in the United States after Manitoba RCMP investigated the online grooming of a 10-year-old girl. According to the Manitoba RCMP, investigators learned in December 2025 that the girl had been communicating online with someone she believed was a teenage boy. A family member discovered the...Read More

The Ohio School Safety Center is deploying eight across the state which provide an extra set of eyes on school grounds after the bell rings. COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a series of after-school incidents across central Ohio, state officials are rolling out new surveillance tools aimed at keeping students and communities safer once the final...Read More

Meta Platforms wants age verification checks handled through smartphone operating systems rather than individual apps. The UK government is considering whether under-16s should be banned from social media platforms. Police chiefs and regulators are calling for stricter protections for children online. Meta Platforms is urging the UK government to place age verification checks directly into...Read More

As part of Mumsnet’s Rage Against the Screen campaign, launched a couple of years ago, we used billboard and online adverts styled like cigarette packet health warnings. Some people thought that was provocative. It was meant to be. Today, it feels like the experts are catching up with our thinking. A report released by the...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms… SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms...Read More

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A convicted child sex offender with ties to the Central Valley is now wanted by authorities after failing to appear for his sentencing hearing. Prosecutors in El Dorado County say 53-year-old Carl Cacconie was found guilty on six counts of child sexual assault but was allowed to remain out of custody...Read More