The other night, my friend’s teenage daughter asked her if she could download a new app because “everyone has it.” She conspired with her mom friend group, and we all advised her to ask the usual questions: What is it? Who’s on it? Why do you want it? The teen’s answer was a familiar thing...Read More
In brief OpenAI published its “Child Safety Blueprint” addressing AI-enabled child sexual exploitation. The framework focuses on legal reforms, stronger reporting coordination, and guardrails built into AI systems. The proposal was developed with input from child safety groups, attorneys general, and nonprofit organizations. Aiming to address the rise of AI-enabled child sexual exploitation, OpenAI on...Read More
The Massachusetts House will vote on a bill (H.5295) that would prevent young children from using social media and limit older teens’ access to it. Lawmakers will vote on the proposal on Wednesday. The measure would prohibit children under 14 from creating or using social media accounts. Teenagers ages 14 and 15 could still use...Read More
Teens and young adults have complex and nuanced relationships with social media, Associate Professor of the Practice in Education Studies Rachel Besharat Mann found in a recent study. While their social feeds are shaped by algorithms, young people actively learn to shape the algorithms in return, strategically engaging with and resisting forms of targeting. Social...Read More
Opinion Self-reported age verification on apps and websites is a weak point, and app-by-app policies will never protect kids. The families of children who were victims of online exploitation and abuse hold up pictures at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where the chief executives of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified in 2024....Read More
Greece is the latest country to announce plans to implement a social media ban for kids. The country’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said Wednesday that Greece plans to pursue legislation that would ban social media use for kids under 15. As reported by The New York Times, Mitsotakis introduced the plan in a post on...Read More
JOHN YANG: Blowback and backlash to social media and its effect on young people are reverberating across the globe, not just in the United States. In recent months, many countries from the United Kingdom to Malaysia have announced plans to enact measures restricting social media access for children and teens. Australia was the first to...Read More
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Authorities say a 78-year-old man will spend the next 10 years in prison after being convicted of possession of child pornography. In September of 2025, FBI agents conducted an online undercover investigation to identify individuals who possessed and shared child pornography. During the investigation, agents were able to identify an IP...Read More
A jury recently delivered a message parents, educators, and young people have been living with for years: Social media platforms are manipulative by design. In a closely watched case, a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for harms tied to their platforms. This decision reflects a shift in how we are thinking about accountability...Read More
