During the landmark social media addiction trial that led to Meta’s recent $17.1bn settlement, a therapist testified that she had once asked the plaintiff – a young woman named Kaley, who had been using social media since she was six – what her miracle day would look like: what she wished to come true, if...Read More
A zoo has blamed a tech error for selling “child predator tour” tickets on its website. Chester Zoo in the UK has been subjected to much backlash online since the ticketing mishap last week. Ticket’s for the zoo’s “Predator Tour” were added to their website as either “Adult Predator Tour” or “Child Predator Tour”, depending...Read More
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system. With a new school year underway, School District of Philadelphia Chief of Safety Craig Johnson is determined to maintain the downward trends he’s been seeing in student violence. The number of weapons confiscated from students dropped about...Read More
This summer produced an unusual pairing of events. In Canberra, Australia, regulators are still trying to make a world-first under-16 social media restriction bite. In Ankara, platforms are preparing for Nov. 1, when Türkiye’s 2026 amendments will bar social-network services for children under 15. In London, the government has promised a similar age floor for...Read More
Ryan McLaughlin will spend more than 184 years behind bars for repeatedly molesting a 5-year-old girl. HENDRICKS COUNTY, Indiana — Ryan McLaughlin will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after receiving a 184-year prison sentence this week for repeatedly molesting a 5-year-old girl. Even so, Hendricks County Prosecutor Loren Delp, who secured that...Read More
Strengthens child safety framework across chat, user reporting, and AI interactions KidsTopia becomes one of the few Korea-based members to earn the designation Enhances AI safeguards with AI character disclosure and break reminders LOS ANGELES and SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Inculab plus, operator of the AI kids service KidsTopia, announced...Read More
It’s not a tour any parent would want their child to take! A UK zoo advertised tickets online to its unique “child predator tour,” where kids have the chance to see the jungle’s greatest beasts — in a cringeworthy mistake on its website. The Chester Zoo’s 90-minute bus tour, where visitors have the opportunity...Read More
The California Legislature concluded its 2026 session on Monday, August 31, advancing a package of privacy and AI bills to Governor Newsom’s desk. Governor Newsom has since signed several of these measures into law, including child safety and AI oversight bills. The privacy measures address CCPA amendments, data broker regulation, children’s privacy and online safety,...Read More
The European Union is considering a major change to the way children access the internet, and it could affect everything from kids use Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and various AI chatbots. Under a proposal being prepared by the European Commission, per a report by Reuters, children under 15 could face restrictions on creating and using accounts...Read More
When Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, settled a lawsuit a few weeks ago, the tech giant agreed to pay more than $17 billion to a collection of 47 states, including Kansas. Over the next 10 years, Kansas will receive an estimated $134 million to address the damages of social media among teens....Read More
