Swedish police are investigating the possible involvement of an 18-year-old attacker in online platforms promoting school violence, following a tragic incident at a Fagersta high school. The suspect, who wielded a sword, killed one student and severely injured two others before police apprehended him. Authorities are examining a TikTok account potentially linked to the suspect,...Read More

Aug. 21, 2026, 9:17 a.m. ET California lawmakers are poised to pass some of the country’s most significant restrictions on young people’s use of social media, advancing a growing movement to curb tech’s influence on adolescents. The legislation would ban social media platforms from providing “addictive” features to anyone under the age of 16, forcing...Read More

TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the social media platform violated federal laws designed to protect children’s online privacy. The case stems from a lawsuit first filed in 2024 by the DOJ under the Biden administration. The DOJ...Read More

 Kento Iida for NYT Wirecutter By Ellen Lee There is no “right” or “perfect” time to give a smartphone to a child. Only one thing is for certain: Getting one is a significant, defining, watershed moment for kids. Having a smartphone opens the door to a new world of independence. Even with restrictions in place,...Read More

. ISLAMABAD: The issue of social media use by children under 16 has reached the Islamabad High Court (IHC), with a petition seeking directions for legislation to regulate minors’ access to social media platforms. The petition, filed through lawyers Jalal Haider and Yahya Fareed Khawaja, seeks an effective age-verification mechanism for social media accounts operated...Read More

“If we only see teens’ phones when we look at them, we will miss seeing what they really need from us.” — Candice Odgers Candice Odgers takes on the teen mental health panic with data The headlines scream teenagers are in crisis. Professor Candice L. Odgers says a  closer look at the data supports a...Read More

PAWLEYS ISLAND S.C. (WPDE) — Pawleys Island Community Church says it uses a five-part safety system for its children’s programs, including background checks, sexual abuse prevention training and monitoring and oversight. The information is posted on the church’s website in a section about safety for its school and children’s programs. According to the church, its...Read More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A new law in Tennessee makes the penalty for bullying or cyberbullying the same as harassment.  House Bill 2590 was signed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on April 23. The law will go into affect July 1 across the state. The bill defines bullying as “an act that substantially interferes with a...Read More

Online or cyber harassment affects the lives of a huge variety of people, including scientists, journalists, artists, politicians and law enforcement. It also wreaks havoc on the lives of victims of domestic and sexual abuse. The internet has produced many new methods of harassment in electronic form: unwanted emails, texts and direct messages; blog posts;...Read More

Cybersecurity and privacy attorney Leeza Garber discusses the civil trial against Meta, as more than two dozen states accuse the tech giant of designing addictive features that harm children’s mental health, on ‘Fox Report.’ Cybersecurity and privacy attorney Leeza Garber joins ‘Fox Report’ to discuss the civil trial against Meta, as more than two dozen...Read More