Following the April death of longtime Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets, the Lake Havasu City Police Department began looking into cyberbullying allegations made by Sheets in a note found near his body. Police found the 67-year-old’s body on April 22, and the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that he died by suicide. Per NBC...Read More
A cybersecurity practitioner has called for mandatory child-safety controls on digital platforms and devices, arguing that banning individual apps will not address the wider online ecosystem that can expose minors to violent content, grooming, and radicalization. In a revised policy white paper, cybersecurity professional Albert “Abet” Dela Cruz proposed a national digital safety framework requiring...Read More
(Photo by Sanket Mishra via Unsplash) By Talker Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe children under the age of 16 should not be allowed on social media, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 62% of respondents agreed that kids 15 and under should be barred from creating social media accounts. With discussions...Read More
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit accuses the...Read More
WARREN, Mich. – A Warren family is channeling grief into action after losing their 13-year-old to a deadly social media challenge. The city of Warren dedicated a bench at Butcher Park in his memory, and the family has launched a nonprofit aimed at helping other kids stay safe online. Justin Bernath died earlier this year...Read More
(Photo by Sanket Mishra via Unsplash) By Talker Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe children under the age of 16 should not be allowed on social media, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 62% of respondents agreed that kids 15 and under should be barred from creating social media accounts. With discussions...Read More
Listen to article • 0:00 min CHICAGO — Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations in a California federal court that it contributes...Read More
A 15-year-old girl from New Jersey dropped a lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap after accusing the social media companies of designing their platforms to addict young users, according to a report. Citing court documents, Reuters reported that the plaintiff — identified by the initials P.M-Y. — dismissed her claims on Thursday. Her case had...Read More
TikTok, the company behind the namesake popular short-form video app, has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit alleging it violated the country’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The Justice Department announced the settlement with TikTok and China-based ByteDance on Friday. Under the terms of the agreement, TikTok will pay...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22 — TikTok has agreed to pay US$400 million (RM1.57 billion) to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal children’s privacy laws, the department announced on Friday. Regulators around the world have been ramping up enforcement against social media companies that violate laws...Read More
