Aarav Gupta, 15, a student in Delhi, was scrolling through Instagram when he saw a news alert about the Indian government’s plans to consider age-based access to social media platforms. “How can this even be possible? All my friends plan everything on social media, from birthday parties to football games and even study sessions. This is unfeasible,”...Read More
Sam McKeith April 7, 2026 — 3:55pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it AAA Queensland’s residential care system for at-risk children has lurched...Read More
A statewide poll by the nonpartisan Colorado Polling Institute shows that the majority of Coloradans are concerned about the effects of social media on children’s health, and many support restrictions for children under the age of 16. The CPI is a nonprofit organization that gathers public opinion research on the most important issues facing Coloradans....Read More
Last fall, teens younger than 18 who logged into Instagram were met with a PG-13-like shroud on their feeds. No longer could they follow accounts that regularly share what Meta deemed “age-inappropriate content” or search for terms like gore and alcohol. To opt out of these automatically applied guardrails, they’d need their parents to grant...Read More
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A 13-year-old boy poses at his home as he looks at social media on his mobile phone in Sydney on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images) Saeed Khan | Afp | Getty Images Spain announced plans on Tuesday to introduce an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s as part...Read More
A sexual predator is back behind bars in Palm Beach County, and detectives believe there may be more victims. 63-year-old Verwayne Alexander was arrested last week on charges of indecent exposure. The registered sex offender is accused of approaching women in two different locations around Delray Beach, asking for directions and then exposing himself. His...Read More
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund started tracking incidents of gunfire on school grounds in 2013 to gain a better understanding of how often children and teens are affected by gun violence at their schools and colleges, and in response to a lack of research and data on the issue. Over several years of tracking,...Read More
After Australia’s first-of-its-kind social media ban for adolescents under the age of 16 came into effect in December, more countries in Europe and elsewhere are taking steps to implement their own restrictions. According to Statista research, France and the United Kingdom have gotten furthest, with laws passing in one chamber each of the countries’ bicameral...Read More
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB)— A man caught in a 2025 sting operation involving Chris Hansen and the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office pleaded guilty in federal court. William Alexander Ruiz-Ponce, 28, pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. He was one of the men caught in last year’s series of videos walking into...Read More
