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
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) signed legislation to protect children online and while using artificial intelligence (AI). The new laws are aimed at protecting children under 16 and forbid social media companies from providing addictive features to...Read More
(Sept 14): The European Union (EU) will propose limiting access to social media for children under 15 years old, in a flagship “Kids Act” to be unveiled on Thursday. A policy document seen by Bloomberg News shows that the bloc’s executive branch, the European Commission, will demand that social media companies, online gaming services and...Read More
TikTok’s child safety controls did not work the way parents were led to believe, according to a Texas judge. The court ruled Thursday that TikTok violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, granting summary judgment on claims that the platform misrepresented its content filtering and protections for younger users. The decision resolves the liability question...Read More
HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – Social media continues to play a role in suicide consideration and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center doctors are working during Suicide Prevention Month to get the word out that help is available. Nearly one in five kids has seriously considered suicide, according to the Centers for Disease Control. According to the CDC,...Read More
With students back in classrooms, Morden Police Service is reminding drivers, cyclists, and personal electric vehicle riders to slow down, follow traffic rules, and pay extra attention around the city’s schools. Const. Jeff Forster, the service’s community resource officer, said the return of school means more children are travelling through Morden on bikes and other...Read More
Source: Congresswoman Erin Houchin / Congresswoman Erin Houchin WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are making a bipartisan push to reshape how young teens interact with the digital world. Representative Erin Houchin (R-IN) and Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) have introduced the 16 & Up Social Media Act, a federal bill establishing a national minimum age...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
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) – An Indiana man has been given the maximum possible sentence after being found guilty of child molestation. A jury found Stephen Bush, who failed to appear for his trial last month, guilty on all counts. That included four counts of child molestation and two counts of sexual misconduct with...Read More
