Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two Alberta teens and a Calgary-based online safety advocate are welcoming the news that Ottawa is considering age restrictions for social...Read More
Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people. But the U.S. lacks federal regulation that meaningfully addresses these harms. On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico, a...Read More
In a Los Angeles courtroom, a 20-year-old woman known as KGM is the plaintiff in a case alleging that Instagram and YouTube are intentionally designed to be addictive to minors and cause foreseeable harm to them. The case will test the boundaries of when and how social media companies may be liable for allegedly harming minors....Read More
Roblox agrees USD 12 million child safety legal settlement in Nevada The Attorney General of Nevada, Aaron D Ford, has announced a legal agreement with Roblox to introduce new measures to protect children on its gaming platform. Roblox has agreed to pay USD 10 million, which will be used to support non-digital programmes for children....Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services. The jury’s decision in the first-of-its-kind lawsuit — centered on social...Read More
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of setting a minimum age for use of the platforms gains momentum across Europe. The bill, which...Read More
Melike Tanberk has a degree from Oxford University and is currently researching ethics in big data and AI at the University of Cambridge. A 20-year-old, K. G. M., won her fight against the social media giants. A US jury recently ruled that Meta and Google must pay her $6 million in damages, finding that they...Read More
A man described in court as a “sexual predator who targeted vulnerable teenagers” could spend the rest of his life in prison after he didn’t accept any responsibility for abusing them. On Friday, Shay John Edward Bester became the second person in Jersey to be given a life sentence for offences other than murder. The...Read More
Sept. 3, 2025Updated Sept. 25, 2025, 7:17 a.m. ET Whether reconnecting with old friends, sharing life’s milestones with loved ones or networking among work colleagues, social media has become indispensable for many adults and can be both a convenient and powerful way to maintain relationships and grow professionally. Teenagers, however, log on more frequently, engage...Read More
Platforms like Instagram and TikTok expose minors to cognitive risks such as anxiety, sleep disruption, and reduced attention spans. They also bring risks of cyberbullying, exposure to harmful or inappropriate content, online grooming, and data privacy violations. Greece just decided to ban access to social media for children under the age of 15, with the...Read More
