White House officials pressed the need for a uniting federal artificial intelligence regulatory framework on Tuesday, following the Trump administration’s March 20 recommendations to Congress. They underscored the passage of child safety bills as a critically important legislative step to comprehensive AI law.  Speaking on various panels during the Hill and Valley Forum, White House Office...Read More

For over a decade, U.S. lawmakers have promised guardrails for children on social media. They’ve grilled the chiefs of Meta, Snap, YouTube and TikTok about the dangers of their sites. They’ve introduced dozens of child safety bills. Little has come from the noise. But this week, two juries held social media companies accountable for harming...Read More

Instead of pursuing a straight ban on social accounts for children, Indiana lawmakers are now looking to give parents more control and force social media companies to redesign their platforms to be less addictive for kids. Lawmakers previously proposed language in SB 199 that would have banned children 12 and under from owning any kind...Read More

Nearly half of teenagers in the U.S. have been bullied or harassed online according to a new study. Experts said cyberbullying can take many forms, including physical threats, spreading false rumors and receiving unsolicited explicit images. The experts also said parental monitoring of the internet can help prevent cyberbullying. “Tell your kids that you’re doing...Read More

Predators are increasingly using real-time generative AI voice models to impersonate children on gaming platforms. Current safety protocols rely on reactive moderation instead of the real-time audio verification needed today. Legislative frameworks must expand beyond visual deepfakes to regulate synthetic audio manipulation in live channels. I was sitting in the room while my kids played...Read More

Executives from three social media companies have denied their platforms are inherently addictive to children and young people, in a combative appearance before MPs in Westminster. Representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok faced robust questioning from the cross-party education select committee about the impact of screen time and social media on children. A fourth executive,...Read More

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is filing suit against the online game Roblox for endangering children and deceiving parents. Drummond said despite Roblox’s public assurances to parents, the company has consistently placed corporate profit over child safety, allowing the platform to become a hunting ground for child predators. According to the...Read More

(TNND) — California lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that could effectively ban social media accounts for kids under 16 in the nation’s most populous state. The bill, AB-1709, is specifically designed to keep children off platforms featuring “addictive features,” such as notifications, endless scrolls and autoplay that are core parts of popular social...Read More

A state Senate committee voted Wednesday to ban kids under age 14 from using social media. The bill would also require social media users who are aged 14 or 15 to get a parent’s consent to create an account. Lawmakers say apps like Facebook and Instagram can have harmful effects on young people. Social media...Read More

For the last forty-plus years, videogames have become an increasingly favorable and evolving pastime typically meant for children. Since then, with the implementation and expansion of the internet, video games started to not only appeal to people across the world from the comfort of their own homes, but allow its users to collaborate with one...Read More