Turkey has become the latest nation to introduce a social-media ban for younger teens after lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would effectively restrict users under 15 years of age from accessing YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X and other digital media platforms. In addition to banning social-media access for users under 15, the bill requires...Read More
New polling results show strong support among voters for legislation restricting social media use among kids and teens. The Bay State Poll released Thursday and conducted by The University of New Hampshire Survey Center found 72% of respondents either somewhat or strongly support legislation banning social media use for all kids under 14 and requiring...Read More
Turkey has become the latest nation to introduce a social-media ban for younger teens after lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would effectively restrict users under 15 years of age from accessing YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X and other digital media platforms. In addition to banning social-media access for users under 15, the bill requires...Read More
Oil City News publishes letters, cartoons and opinions as a public service. The content does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Oil City News or its employees. Letters to the editor can be submitted by following the link at our opinion section. You may have noticed blue pinwheels around town: in front of government buildings, schools,...Read More
More than 200 school districts are among the plaintiffs suing social media companies for supposedly causing a youth mental health crisis. The irony is hard to miss: schools may be among the biggest contributors to that very crisis. There’s a general sense that something is wrong with the mental health of kids and teens. Many parents, policymakers,...Read More
Digital group chats, once harmless spaces for school chatter and memes, are increasingly becoming breeding grounds for coordinated online harassment among South African teens. Experts warn that WhatsApp-driven echo chambers, zero-rated data bundles and poorly moderated platforms are fuelling a new “pack mentality” that turns ordinary peer conflict into collective digital aggression. Rorke Wilson, an...Read More
Published: April 24, 2026 Photo from Oberon Copeland via Unsplash By Gavin Boyle Alabama and West Virginia are the latest states whose attorney generals have reached a settlement with Roblox over court cases concerning child safety. “I am extremely proud of the work of this office in securing a settlement that ensures that Alabama’s kids...Read More
Wahyono Wibowo, Integrated Planning Director, iProspect Indonesia On March 28, Indonesian marketers woke up to discover that their youth-targeting no longer worked the way it used to. Social media for under-16s, gone, by government order. The immediate industry panic about reach, hand-wringing about targeting, and a rush to shift budget elsewhere are all predictable, but miss...Read More
Norway’s prime minister said Friday that his office plans to release a bill that would ban children under 16 from using social media by the end of the year. The bill will include language that holds big tech accountable for using age verification tools to block young users, according to a statement from Prime Minister...Read More
The Child Safety Center of White County is continuing its mission to protect and support children across the region while raising awareness during Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. Executive Director Darby Gaines says the center serves children involved in abuse investigations or those who have witnessed violent crimes. The organization partners with law enforcement,...Read More
