Security experts and school administrators gathered in Cranberry Twp. Friday, Oct. 9, for a summit about school safety. Varad Raigaonkar/Butler Eagle CRANBERRY TWP — Acts of mass violence or public safety concerns make headlines frequently. Butler County has seen its share of cases — from the recent arrest of a county resident for intent to...Read More
For Generation Alpha, the first cohort born into a world amplified by smartphones and social media, the stakes are higher than ever. Kamran, who’s planning to study physiotherapy at university next year, believes social media is “100%” a factor in people her age feeling less secure in the world around them. “You can basically be...Read More
Years after the risks of social media for kids first became apparent, U.S. states this summer reached an accord hailed as a turning point for child safety. Meanwhile, a new generation of children has begun engaging with an even more potent technology: artificial intelligence. While the efforts to make social media safer are still taking...Read More
Starting November 1, children under 15 in Türkiye will no longer be allowed to use social media under new rules rolled out by the country’s Presidential Cybersecurity Office.
The new regulation requires social media platforms to verify the age of all users through Turkiye’s official government portal, e-Devlet. The age check will confirm whether...Read More
When Danny Jordan first saw the national news headlines last month — that a former student at Cornell University had filed a lawsuit against her alma mater, alleging she was gang-raped by seven men at a campus fraternity house — he immediately set out to learn everything he could about the case. Jordan, a children’s...Read More
Glance’s Romy Nicolas speaking at MipJunior today MIPJUNIOR: Research firm Glance has today told delegates here that social media culture, major sporting events and classic ingredients such as music and animals as the three forces shaping children’s content. Glance international research manager Romy Nicolas presented the findings in a keynote at MipJunior in Cannes today,...Read More
A school threat assessment summit in Butler County brought together law enforcement, educators, and mental health professionals to emphasize early intervention and prevention as key strategies to reduce school violence. CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Leaders in law enforcement, education, and mental health gathered at the RLA Learning & Conference Center in Cranberry Township for a...Read More
PLDT and Smart strengthen child protection and AI safeguards following youth consultations highlighting cyberbullying, scams, and digital misinformation. By Bilyonaryo staff PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. are tightening child protection and artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards after consultations with Filipino teenagers exposed concerns over cyberbullying, online scams and the reliability of AI-generated...Read More
New Delhi: Apple is strengthening the safety measures available on its devices to help protect children from online pornography and other age-inappropriate content. The company offers several features that allow parents to restrict access to websites, apps and digital content based on a child’s age. These tools enable parents to block inappropriate websites, limit app...Read More
