SAN ANTONIO – Have you heard of Roblox? If you’re a parent, you probably have. Roblox is an app that carries over 40 million user-made games made primarily for kids. However, the more popular Roblox gets, the more child predators are targeting users. The potential for predators is why Roblox and other similar apps have...Read More
A jury today found Meta Platforms Inc. violated New Mexico law in a “historic” case that accused the company of misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms and failing to protect children from exploitation. “The jury’s verdict is a historic victory for every child and family who has paid the price for Meta’s choice...Read More
As your teen is continuing to learn about the world around them, they’re also learning about their body. And it’s normal for them to start asking questions about weight, diet and muscle building. Advertisement Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta culpable for failing to protect the state’s teenagers on the digital giant’s platforms and ordered the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to pay a $375 million penalty. The civil penalties were levied for violations of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws, The Albuquerque...Read More
A previously unpublished internal document reveals Facebook, now known as Meta, knew Instagram was pushing girls to dangerous content. In 2021, according to the document, an Instagram employee ran an internal investigation on eating disorders by opening a false account as a 13-year-old girl looking for diet tips. She was led to graphic content and...Read More
LONDON — European Union regulators are investigating Snapchat over concerns the platform isn’t doing enough to protect kids and exposing them to risks such as increased vulnerability to child predators or recruitment by criminals. The 27-nation EU’s executive Commission said Thursday it was opening a formal investigation into Snapchat under the bloc’s sweeping rule book...Read More
It’s almost impossible to make it through childhood and adolescence without making questionable — and often downright foolish — decisions. Pushing boundaries and taking risks is part of growing up. We do the best we can to insulate our kids from risk, but they’re always finding new and innovative ways to get hurt. Advertisement Cleveland...Read More
The Tory councillor added: “It is a major worry for me because children are going to be drawn to those rocky structures and will want to climb on them. “There have been several incidents over the years where children have got an arm or leg trapped and it has been really hard to free them....Read More
As states across the country vote to legalize cannabis for medical or recreational use (or both), some parents feel unsure what this might mean for their children. Many are asking: If cannabis is legal, does that send kids the message that it’s safe to use? If some people use it to try to relieve pain,...Read More
The suspension of a central Victorian educator under strengthened child safety laws marks a significant escalation in regulatory action across the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector. Victoria’s early childhood regulator has, for the first time, exercised new powers to immediately suspend an educator following allegations of excessive force at an outside school...Read More
