(Photo by Katerina Holmes via Pexels) By Stephen Beech The younger a child starts using social media the more likely they are to suffer anxiety or depression as teenagers, suggests a new study. Researchers found the age at which adolescents first start using social media may be more important to their mental health than whether...Read More

Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters directly to the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) cybercrime portal, marking a significant step in the Centre’s push for social media platforms to strengthen safeguards and ensure greater accountability for harmful content involving minors. A Meta spokesperson said protecting children on its platforms is a priority for...Read More

By JEAN MANGALUZ, GMA News Published September 15, 2026 8:46pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Apple has unveiled several software updates across its operating systems, including new child safety features that give parents more control over the apps and content their children...Read More

The law will apply to social media and video sharing platforms, online games and AI chatbots. The EU is set to unveil rules restricting social media for children under 15 as part of a new EU Kids Act. The legislative proposal will be brought to the table this Thursday (17 September), a spokesperson for the...Read More

The tech giant, Meta has committed to bringing cases involving child sexual abuse and child safety to the attention of relevant law enforcement authorities in India, as the Indian government intensifies their engagement with social media companies over illegal and harmful content. The commitment assumes significance against the backdrop of scrutiny surrounding the alleged circulation...Read More

EU Kids Act: New social media rules for under-15s  The European Union is set to propose EU KIDS ACT curbing access to social media platforms, video-sharing platforms, online games and AI chatbots under the age of 15. The proposal will be previewed by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen during her address to the European...Read More

New Delhi: Tech giant Meta will now report child safety-related matters directly to the Cybercrime portal managed by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), a Meta spokesperson said on Tuesday, as the company reiterated its commitment to tackling online child exploitation and related crimes. “Protecting children on our platforms is a priority for us, and...Read More

Sep 15, 2026 The European Commission is getting ready to put forward an EU Kids Act aimed at limiting young people’s use of services including Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, while introducing fresh safety obligations for digital offerings such as video games and AI chatbots, a confidential document obtained by Euronews indicates. As outlined in the...Read More

The nationwide debate over social media’s impact on our nation’s youth continues at every level. It’s gone from the smallest of homes to the highest courts and could boomerang all the way back. A new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in California looks to regulate how kids interact with social media apps and vice...Read More

When 16-year-old Addya Agarwal wants to hang out with her friends in their hometown of Belmont, California, their options are limited. “Sometimes we’ll just go to the library, which is near my school, and we’ll, like, play the library’s board games,” she says, “or we’ll talk or get food from the shopping center.” They’ll go...Read More