Thomasville City Schools strengthens school safety through specialized staff training Published 11:05 am Monday, September 14, 2026 THOMASVILLE — Thomasville City Schools continues its commitment to school safety and emergency preparedness through ongoing training designed to equip staff members with the knowledge and skills needed to respond effectively in an emergency. On September 3, teachers,...Read More
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird talks about a multistate settlement, which included Iowa, with the social media giant Meta during a press conference at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on Monday. Erin Murphy/The Gazette DES MOINES — The state’s share — roughly $126 million — of a national settlement with the social media giant...Read More
Dean Jackson is a contributing editor at Tech Policy Press. Olivia Konar holds a banner with names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and US Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. Her sister Coco Konar died in 2022...Read More
(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
Social media plays a significant, multifaceted role in adolescents’ development, influencing how they communicate, learn, socialize, and express themselves. The benefits, however, are accompanied by risks that can undermine youngsters’ character as well as their cognitive and social development. The potential problems include excessive screen time, social media addiction, cyberbullying, misinformation, radicalization, privacy violations, exposure...Read More
California has enacted landmark child safety legislation prohibiting social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under 16 and regulating conversational AI chatbots. The 13-bill package establishes some of the most rigorous state-level protections in the United States, moving towards mandatory design safeguards and strict civil liability. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a...Read More
Apple has announced new tools to help parents create safer digital experiences for their kids. They’re available with the latest software updates to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. Apple says these new features, previewed in June, build on Apple’s already industry-leading parental controls, and include: A simpler setup experience with a recommended set...Read More
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The European Union will propose a ban restricting under 15s from social media, video sharing platforms, AI chatbots and online games, in the most sweeping plan yet to protect children from online dangers, a European Commission document seen by Reuters shows. Concerns have mounted globally about...Read More
A bizarre and “unsettling” AI-generated trend has been spreading online for weeks now – and it appears to be slowly bleeding into real life. According to Safer Schools, a character reminiscent of Dr Seuss’ Cat in the Hat has been shown in AI-generated clips “threatening to visit people’s homes, or appearing on doorbell cameras and...Read More
Apple’s new suite of powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use tools helps parents create safer digital experiences for their kids and is now available with the latest software updates to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. These updates give parents more flexibility to manage the content their children see, who they can communicate with, and when...Read More
