The Sector’s Compliance and Risk Forum brought early childhood education and care (ECEC) leaders, providers, safeguarding specialists and risk professionals together in Sydney on 4 September to examine child safety, regulation and the changing risk environment facing the sector. Sponsored by Storypark and ChildAware, the forum explored some of the most pressing issues confronting ECEC,...Read More
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian social media users would be given a choice to opt out of algorithms under proposed laws announced by the government Tuesday that would let users have more control over what they see on their social media feeds. “We’ll require social media platforms to provide user empowerment tools that give people over...Read More
Following our earlier piece, MediaNama examined child-safety laws in other BRICS countries. Brazil’s researchers ran a baseline study of age assurance just before the country’s new children’s law took effect. Of the 25 digital services examined, 21 had no age verification at the point of registration. The study ran between 10 and 30 January 2026,...Read More
Open this photo in gallery: There are some low-effort changes schools can make to improve students’ ability to focus in class.skynesher/Getty Images There is an attention crisis in Canada’s public schools. Thanks to overly lenient and inconsistent phone policies, along with an enthusiastic embrace of educational technology, we have created conditions that make it more...Read More
Rani said she herself learns from her daughter and described her as “a very good mix” of her and her husband Aditya Chopra. Rani Mukerji says parenting a Gen Alpha child has taught her that the rules of parenting have changed. Unlike the way she was raised, she believes children today need parents to explain...Read More
A social media trend involving mothers expressing empathy with some of Lindsay Clancy’s reported experiences has sparked furious reactions online. Now, critics are demanding that some of the women featured in the videos have their own children taken away. The ‘Same, Lindsay’ posts emerged during Clancy’s murder trial in Massachusetts, with mothers sharing emotional videos...Read More
Regulators are clearly trying to stamp down social media usage, particularly among children. But does that apply to ‘social media’ consumption that happens on TV? Or does YouTube have a hedge against the [coming set of] laws? And could TikTok and Instagram end up following their lead? Those are just some of the questions I’ve...Read More
The $18 billion settlement with Meta, reached through an agreement involving 52 Attorneys General, should reassure parents across the country that social media giants are finally being forced to hear our calls for help. As part of this landmark agreement, Meta has accepted some of the most robust child-safety concessions a social media company has...Read More
A viral X post aimed at Lindsay Clancy’s supporters has sparked a buzz as a GoFundMe started for her parents raised more than $1.2 million toward a $3 million goal. The judge in Lindsay’s trial declared a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations....Read More
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian social media users would be given a choice to opt out of algorithms under proposed laws announced by the government Tuesday that would let users have more control over what they see on their social media feeds....Read More
