Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy platform released Monday. The plan, shared first with Iowa Capital Dispatch, is focused on restricting...Read More

[Photo: Supplied: Ministry of women, children and social protection/Facebook page] Minister for Social Protection Sashi Kiran has called on communities to actively protect children and support vulnerable families. Speaking to members of the Vanua Levu Shree Sanatan Dharam Sabha and the Seaqaqa Sanatan Sabha, Kiran highlighted growing concerns around online violence, bullying, neglect,and child abuse....Read More

A TOP official of the Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations (FPTA) in Isabela City, Basilan, called on parents, teachers, and community to unite and work together in ensuring the safety and well-being of children in schools. Ustadz Alzad Sattar, FPTA president of the Isabela City Schools Division, made the urgent call Thursday, July 20, 2026, after...Read More

The SAFE for Kids Act and rules apply to “Addictive Online Platforms,” defined as platforms that display user-generated content and have users who spend at least 20 percent of their time on the platform’s addictive feeds measured over a six-month period. The full final rules can be found on OAG’s website. The final rules will...Read More

Say it with me: Correlation does not equal causation. But once again, we’ve got someone spinning noncausal survey results as “social media is bad news for teenagers,” despite the fact that most of the teens studied were only moderate users and problems among the heaviest users could cause social media overuse, rather than vice versa....Read More

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A new video from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is addressing misinformation about creatine use among teenagers as the supplement gains attention on social media through the growing “looksmaxxing” trend. The hospital’s latest social media video warns that creatine is not a shortcut to muscle growth and highlights the lack of research on...Read More

Quick summary – click for full details Concise summary of key highlights In one line Google expands age-assurance API globally to enhance child safety on Android apps and parental controls. Key points • Global age-assurance expansion Google is rolling out the Play Age Signals API worldwide to help developers enforce age-appropriate content and parental controls....Read More

Tech companies with young users have until January 2027 to comply with New York’s sweeping finalized guardrails on social media platforms. The framework released Tuesday is among the most advanced for children’s online safety in the US and comes amid a national movement to further restrict how online platforms engage with minors. Gov. Kathy Hochul...Read More

Companies who sell age-checking software want Australia to grant the eSafety commissioner investigative powers to “test” if social media companies are using their technology properly. The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) has backed Labor’s bill to strengthen Australia’s social media age laws and called on the federal government to go further with a mandatory audit...Read More

ROB SAND, THE DEMOCRAT RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, SAYS IT’S TIME TO BAN SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 — AND TO REQUIRE PARENTAL CONSENT BEFORE 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS MAY HAVE THEIR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT. SAND SAID STUDY AFTER STUDY HAS LINKED SOCIAL MEDIA USE AMONG CHILDREN TO HIGHER...Read More