By Mike Swift ( October 9, 2026, 22:17 GMT | Comment) — The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Roblox over potential child safety concerns that the Silicon Valley gaming company, hugely popular with children and teens, allowed its platform to be designed in such a way to allow pedophiles to use it as a hunting...Read More
Greece has submitted a bill to Parliament that would restrict social media access to users aged 15 and older, with phone-based credentials such as Kids Wallet available to prove that a user meets the age threshold. The government plans to introduce the restrictions on January 1, 2027, subject to the bill’s passage. The proposal is...Read More
THE House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that would prohibit children below 13 years old from creating or using social media accounts and restrict access for teenagers to online features that expose them to harm or encourage excessive use. Under House Bill (HB) 11566, or the proposed Safe and...Read More
A top global expert from the World Economic Forum urges India to integrate AI literacy into its education system and incentivise companies to build child-safe AI, ensuring localised solutions for the nation’s diverse linguistic and cultural landscape.Key PointsCathy Li of the WEF advocates for integrating AI literacy into India’s education curriculum and incentivising companies for...Read More
American Principles Project President Terry Schilling says social media platforms must do more to protect children from harmful content and other online risks. A group of parents, child advocates and family policy groups is calling on TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat to adopt the same safeguards for minors recently agreed to by Meta, arguing that the...Read More
American Principles Project President Terry Schilling says social media platforms must do more to protect children from harmful content and other online risks. A group of parents, child advocates and family policy groups is calling on TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat to adopt the same safeguards for minors recently agreed to by Meta, arguing that the...Read More
Queensland’s 2025–26 regulatory review records a rise in complaints, 792 enforcement actions and recurring breaches involving supervision, protection from harm and inappropriate discipline. Approximately 91 per cent of rated Queensland early childhood education and care services were Meeting or Exceeding the National Quality Standard (NQS) at 30 June 2026, while the state’s regulatory authority recorded...Read More
Robert Pattinson plays a feral, anxiety-riddled Chris Hansen in new movie “Primetime,” a hallucinogenic take on the “To Catch a Predator” phenomenon. A24 USA TODAY Network, Reuters A different take on the true crime conversation is happening with Lance Oppenheim’s new film “Primetime.” The movie follows Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) during his reign as host...Read More
Threads is giving parents a more detailed view of how their teenagers manage contact on the app. Now parents can now see which accounts their teens have blocked. That is a small addition with a meaningful shift behind it. Parental supervision is moving beyond screen-time limits and generic safety settings toward visibility into the decisions...Read More
Durham police are warning the public about an online network of predators who target children online and manipulate them into criminal acts. Police have been responding to a number of incidents believed to be linked to this network, known as “The Com,” short for “The Community,” Sgt. Janalyn Dowdle said in a video posted on...Read More
