Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled new rules for social media companies to be in compliance with the SAFE for Kids Act, which is set to go into effect in January. The legislation will require companies to ban addictive algorithms and restrict nighttime notifications for users under 18, among other rules. State officials hope the law will...Read More

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — Eight men have been charged in a Bristol, Tennessee Police Department operation that is targeting suspected online predators, authorities said Monday. According to police, the suspects in each case engaged in conversations of an explicit sexual nature with detectives posing as a female under the age of 18. Authorities added in...Read More

If you’re a New York resident with a teen who spends hours scrolling social media, a law that goes into effect early next year might help cut down on their screen time. But it could also ensnare adults who might be forced to prove they’re not a kid before checking out Reels. NY Attorney General...Read More

The Queensland Government has released its response to the landmark Child Safety Commission of Inquiry, accepting 32 of the Inquiry’s 52 recommendations in full and 16 in principle. The Government also noted two recommendations, and identified two recommendations for further consideration, agreeing with Commissioner Paul Anastassiou KC that significant change is needed to restore the child safety system’s purpose and focus on...Read More

It was more than two years ago that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law the SAFE for Kids Act to restrict what kids can see on social media.   Only now is it set to take effect. “Social media companies, you’re now on notice,” Hochul said Tuesday. Hochul was joined at an announcement by state...Read More

Lorena Giuberti Coutinho is a commissioner at Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) and a Professor at IDP in Brasília. She previously worked as an economist at the OECD and contributed to the initial phase of research behind Growing Up in the Social Media Age. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own...Read More

Governor Youngkin presents Sheriff Mike Brown (Retired) with a Framed Copy of Proclamation at Liberty University’s Demoss Hall Official Photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin Statewide Recognition Highlights Safe Surfin’ Foundation’s Efforts to Protect Children, Families & Seniors Online Creating this day is not the finish line—it is the beginning of a...Read More

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The number of children – including those younger than five – in state care in Queensland has risen, the Child Safety minister has revealed. Data released by Amanda Camm showed 2819 children were in residential...Read More

New York Attorney General Letitia James released final rules on July 28 implementing the SAFE for Kids Act, requiring social media platforms to verify users’ ages before granting access to algorithmically personalized feeds and nighttime notifications. The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in June 2024, takes effect January 25, 2027, after which noncompliant...Read More

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy platform released this week. k5:G :5lQ52E2r@?E6?EQ 4=2DDlQ4@=\II=\`_ 4@=\I=\`_ 4@=\=8\`_ 4@=\>5\`a 4@=\D>\`a 4@=\`a 4@?E6?Ew@=56CQmkAm%96 A=2?[ H9:49...Read More