UK regulator to probe TikTok on child safety measures Audio By Carbonatix Enlarge July 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator launched an investigation into TikTok on Thursday to understand whether its UK unit failed or is failing to protect children from harmful content. A month ago, the government imposed a blanket ban on social media...Read More
TORONTO (AP) — Canada introduced legislation on Wednesday that could bar children younger than 16 from having social media accounts unless the companies show they can make their platforms safe. Canada is joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections. Canadian government officials said social media platforms can obtain an exemption if they have...Read More
A man was arrested this week in Honolulu after approaching children at a hotel pool, offering them gifts and money before inviting them to his room. The children refused, walked away, and reported the behavior to adults. For parents and guardians, this incident serves as both a cautionary tale and a moment of reassurance. The...Read More
By Michele Selon Miles She’s Balanced Founder It’s a familiar sight: a child or teenager hunched over a glowing screen, seemingly absorbed in a world only they can see. For many parents, the question isn’t if their children will be on social media, but when and how much. While social media platforms promise connection,...Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill establishing permanent daylight saving time is headed to the U.S. Senate after passage in the House of Representatives, but Senator Shelley Moore Capito questions what the potential law would mean for school children. As the Sunshine Protection Act moves forward, Capito expressed safety concerns related to the possibility of children...Read More
More than 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media three months after legislation banning them from it came into force, research shows. Australia is the first country to ban social media for children. Since December 2025, under-16s have been prohibited from having accounts with many social media platforms including TikTok,...Read More
Asking teenagers to limit their own social media use is a laughable waste of time (UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew, 14 July). I am still mystified that the regulation of these massively profitable services is being left to the user. In Britain, television is tightly regulated by...Read More
Canada seeks to ban social media accounts for children under 16, joining growing global effort SUMMER VACATION IS ALMOST HERE. SO IS THE MISSION FOR PARENTS TO PRY THEIR KIDS AWAY FROM SCREENS AND GET THEM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE, BUT THAT CAN BE AN UPHILL BATTLE. NUMBERS FROM THE ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT...Read More
From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Worried by the renewed attacks on schools by armed groups, Borno State government and some development partners have organized an education summit to review safety around schools across the state and education inclusiveness. The State Commissioner for Education, Science Technology Engr Lawan Wakilbe while reviewing the education sector in Borno since...Read More
Despite building an increasingly screen-focused world, billionaire tech leaders are keeping their own children away from the tech they helped create. As far back as 2010, Apple cofounder Steve Jobs told a New York Times reporter his kids had never used an iPad and that “we limit how much technology our kids use at home.” ...Read More
