Australia has very much moved from “how it started” into the “how it’s going” phase of its social media ban for under-16s. Various studies have suggested that the ban hasn’t been greatly effective, largely because teens have found ways around the restrictions — not that hard when some platforms only require a self-declaration of a...Read More
The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Delaware, is the latest in a flurry of suits filed against the social media giants that alleges their platforms...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2026 CONTACT: Gov.Press@illinois.gov CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Children’s Social Media Safety Act (HB5511), a sweeping set of protections designed to keep Illinois kids...Read More
France’s recent social media ban for minors under 15 has reignited the conversation of whether the U.S. should follow suit. America’s hesitancy is surprising from the perspective of someone who was that age not too long ago. The debate surrounding a ban on social media has largely moved past questioning whether social platforms are positive,...Read More
Quick summary JB Pritzker signed the Children’s Social Media Safety Act — a bill designed to protect children online and limit their access to addictive social media algorithms. The bill would require social media companies to verify a child’s age on the device’s operating system and use stricter features for minors like limiting location-sharing and...Read More
ACLU report says school resource officers don’t improve school safety DES MOINES, Iowa — The ACLU of Iowa is calling for changes to school resource officer programs across the state, arguing that SROs do not truly keep students safe. In a new report, the ACLU says there is little evidence that school resource officers improve...Read More
More than 40 per cent of young Australians are still using social media despite Australia’s world-leading under-16 ban taking effect last December, the first major study into the laws has revealed. Official data from the eSafety Commission found that before the social media ban came into effect, about 52.4 per cent of under-16s had social...Read More
The defendant, now in his late 60s, had been convicted in absentia in 1992 on 15 counts involving four separate child victims. TUCSON, Ariz. — A man who fled the country more than three decades ago after being convicted of sexually abusing children at a Tucson day care has been sentenced to nearly 250 years...Read More
ORLANDO, Fla. – Social media posts have fueled rumors of a possible “teen takeover” Friday night at ICON Park, prompting extra law enforcement patrols and new restrictions for minors. The concern comes months after a large gathering near ICON Park along International Drive in April, when more than 1,000 teens showed up and some were...Read More
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