Sept 10 : A Texas judge ruled on Thursday that TikTok violated the state’s consumer protection law by misleading users about how it filtered content for minors and whether its “Restricted Mode” feature shielded children from inappropriate material. • Texas sued TikTok in January 2025, alleging it marketed its platform as safe for children. •...Read More
Posted Thursday, September 10, 2026 6:09 pm Via ABC – Technology wire stories California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws aimed at protecting children from the potential harms of social media and AI chatbots Continue reading at ABC – Technology wire stories » Keywords Technology Source link ——————————————————– Click Here For The Original Source.Read More
Concerns about school safety in Michigan have reshaped how districts prepare for emergencies, from adopting new technologies to standardizing the language used during threats. The focus on security intensified after the shooting at Oxford High School in November of 2021, when a student opened fire, killing four other students and injuring six others. In the...Read More
LOS ANGELES – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sept 10 new tech company restrictions barring children under 16 from exposure to behaviourally addictive features on social media platforms and banning toys containing AI companion chatbots. The two measures were among 13 Bills Newsom enacted as a package designed to safeguard young people...Read More
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A University of Houston faculty member and graduate student has been suspended after being confronted on campus by a child predator fighting group. UH confirmed the suspension Thursday afternoon after Eyewitness News inquired about a Kick livestream showing him confessing to buying child porn and messaging minors in a conversation with...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
Di Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, 10 settembre (Reuters) – Il governatore della California Gavin Newsom ha firmato giovedì una legge che introduce nuove restrizioni per le aziende tecnologiche, vietando ai minori di 16 anni l’esposizione a funzionalità delle piattaforme social che creano dipendenza comportamentale e vietando i giocattoli contenenti chatbot di compagnia basati sull’intelligenza artificiale....Read More
Wednesday morning, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies booked Jarrod Austin Lawrence Free, 33, into jail on a probation violation warrant. In July 2017, Free was convicted of traveling to meet a minor and Judge James Colaw sentenced him to five years in prison followed by ten years of sex offender probation. In late 2016, Free...Read More
The move comes hours after a researcher’s resignation post has reignited fears about the direction of new technology. Sep 10, 2026 Updated 5:07 pm PT Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at Google’s San Francisco office in on Aug. 7, 2025. One of bills the governor signed Thursday restricts addictive social media features for kids under 16;...Read More
California governor Gavin Newsom’s signature is now on a slew of new tech laws, including a dozen new state bills that target social media and AI giants. In addition to strengthening existing child safety laws, the state’s latest efforts to regulate products from players like Meta and OpenAI include provisions that could effectively ban social...Read More
