SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of laws Thursday aimed at protecting children from the risks of technology, including social media and AI chatbots. The laws will penalize large social media companies up to $1 million per child if they are found negligent of harming children through their platforms, ban...Read More
California has adopted what Gavin Newsom described as “nation-leading” legislation that bans addictive social media features for young users, regulates companion chatbots and implements new safeguards around AI. The laws, signed by the Democratic California governor on Thursday, include AB 1709, which bars social media companies from using infinite scroll and autoplay for users under...Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – The FBI office in Columbia is warning parents across the state about a rise in cases involving online networks that victimize children and teens. Between 2025 and 2026, the FBI’s South Carolina field office has seen a 380% increase in cases involving violent online networks or nihilistic violent extremist groups. Investigators...Read More
In 2020, Chicago high schoolers spoke out against police presence in their schools, which they said promoted a school-to-prison pipeline. Disproportionately affecting students of color, that pipeline pushes students from classrooms into the justice system through punishment like expulsions or arrests that don’t address the root cause of behavioral infractions. Also in 2020, Chicago Public Schools and partnering...Read More
School safety in Dallas ISD begins with secure facilities and controlled access. But it goes well beyond buildings and includes mental-health supports, campus threat-assessment teams and an anonymous “Say Something” system that routes concerns to the right people, write Sarah Weinberg and Kevin Malonson. Juan Figueroa/Dallas Morning News As kids return to classrooms across Texas,...Read More
The leaders of Anthropic and OpenAI joined calls for a slowdown in AI development amid fears the industry is racing toward building technology that humans can’t control. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an online essay urging companies and governments to “pace the frontier” of AI advancement. He called for international cooperation around AI...Read More
An AI-generated image to help illustrate the article More than six in 10 parents of minor children in South Korea posted photos or videos of their children on social media over the past year, and more than two-thirds of them did not ask their children first, a survey showed. The Korea Press Foundation’s Media Research...Read More
Lodi City Councilman Mikey Hothi is lauding Gov. Gavin Newsom this week for signing three bills that protect the state’s youths from AI and social media dangers. “I’m incredibly proud to see Governor Newsom sign A.B. 2, S.B. 1119 and A.B. 1709 into law,” Hothi said. “Together, these measures establish some of the strongest protections...Read More
Grit & Grace Nation founder and CEO Fanchon Stinger joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss California’s new law targeting addictive social media features for children and what parents can do to protect their kids. Grit & Grace Nation founder and CEO Fanchon Stinger discusses California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s newly signed legislation aimed at limiting addictive...Read More
Grit & Grace Nation founder and CEO Fanchon Stinger joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss California’s new law targeting addictive social media features for children and what parents can do to protect their kids. Grit & Grace Nation founder and CEO Fanchon Stinger discusses California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s newly signed legislation aimed at limiting addictive...Read More
