Apple’s YouTube channel shared a video today showcasing how parents can manage the new and existing features of Apple’s Child Accounts. Watch it below. A few days ago, we covered the many features Apple added to its parental controls suite across its devices with the release of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. Today,...Read More
The Philippines has lifted an hours-long restriction on Discord after the platform committed to closer cooperation with authorities on child online safety, age assurance and responses to harmful content. The Philippine Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) lifted an hours-long restriction on Discord on 24 September 2026, after the platform committed to cooperate with authorities on child...Read More
YouTube Chief Executive Officer Neal Mohan has formally rejected Meta’s proposal for rival video platforms to join its $18 billion multistate child-safety settlement, declining Meta’s push to establish a unified cross-platform regulatory standard for teenage users. Meta negotiated the settlement framework with state attorneys general in August to resolve ongoing lawsuits alleging youth mental health...Read More
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said the video platform will not join Meta’s multistate settlement over child safety allegations, telling CNN that YouTube has “invested in making sure that young people are safe on our platform… for a very long time” and plans to keep building on its own safety measures rather than adopt the...Read More
Health officials share tips on proper installation, straps and winter clothing. By La’Miya Starnes WAND-TV September 25, 2026 6:15 am DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Before parents get in the car, buckle up and pull off, there’s one passenger they need to check on first: their child. Is your child safely secured in their car seat?...Read More
TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and impose new teen safety restrictions, settling a child safety lawsuit just days before trial was set to begin TikTok on Friday agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact limits for teen users, avoiding a trial set to begin next week in...Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – In a digital world where children are often just a click away from potential danger, The Crown Bearer Project is stepping in to give parents the tools they need to protect their families. It is hosting an upcoming Child Safety Awareness Training designed to help parents and guardians recognize critical warning...Read More
Meta, by contrast, has taken its chances in court – with bruising results. In March, a jury in New Mexico ordered the Facebook and Instagram owner to pay US$375 million ($662.5m) after finding it had misled the public about the safety of its platforms for children. That same month, a Los Angeles jury found Meta...Read More
The number of Queensland children known to child safety who have died has gone up almost 60 per cent in a year, a new report reveals. The Queensland Family and Child Commission’s annual report showed 452 children died here in the 2025–26 financial year. Preliminary figures revealed 91 of those children were known to the...Read More
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have agreed to a landmark settlement with the U.S. state of Alabama over allegations that the platform was designed to addict children and misled parents and users about its safety features, marking the company’s first settlement with a U.S. state before a jury trial. The agreement was reached...Read More
