OpenAI has appointed John Buckley to lead child safety policy and support its work on youth and wellbeing, as the artificial intelligence company adds two specialists to its Product Policy team. Buckley joins OpenAI alongside Brian Fishman, who will focus on preventing the misuse of AI to enable violence and manipulate political systems. OpenAI Global...Read More

Jewish Federations of North America welcome the bipartisan agreement on the KIDS Act and urge the House to pass this important legislation when it is considered on the floor this week. The package incorporates four bipartisan bills that Federations have tirelessly supported and would help address serious online harms, including antisemitism, by strengthening protections for...Read More

Social media companies claim their platforms are safe for kids, promoting safety features that include restricting searches for harmful content, limiting messaging and warning of out-of-network contacts. TikTok, for instance, is supposed to block minors from searching for material about disordered eating and self-harm.  But research from Northeastern University found that instead of blocking such...Read More

Dr. Michael C. Hout, Ph.D We encourage corporations and foundations to help underwrite CSN’s investigations and the development of evidence-based countermeasures backed by university experts to reduce these preventable tragedies and save lives. CSN Official Logo CSN Board Member Dr. Michael Hout brings behavioral science to the conversation on illegal school bus passing at STN...Read More

New York —  Social media giants have for years touted their growing slate of safety tools and protections as proof that they prioritize young users’ wellbeing. But more than half of those protections don’t work as advertised, new research finds. Researchers at the Cybersafety Research Center tested 86 youth safety features across TikTok, Instagram, Snap and...Read More

08 June 2026 PRESS RELEASE Apple previews new child safety features Apple is providing simple and intuitive tools, based on guidance from online safety and health experts, to help parents create safer, more enriching digital experiences for their kids CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today previewed a new suite of powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use features designed to...Read More

The study examines safety features found on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube. Anna Barclay/Getty Images A study from researchers at New York University and Northeastern University is claiming that at least half of the safety features meant to protect children on social media platforms don’t deliver on their promises. The study,...Read More

Arkansas is suing Roblox Corp. and Discord Inc. for allegedly designing and operating platforms where children were exposed to harmful content and predatory behavior. State Attorney General Tim Griffin joins several other state attorneys general in targeting the online platforms over child safety concerns. Roblox deliberately withheld age verification, didn’t warn children about safety risks,...Read More

Social media giants have for years touted their growing slate of safety tools and protections as proof that they prioritize young users’ wellbeing. But more than half of those protections don’t work as advertised, new research finds. Researchers at the Cybersafety Research Center tested 86 youth safety features across TikTok, Instagram, Snap and YouTube and...Read More

Bishops across the UK and other Catholic leaders say they want more information before endorsing a proposal to ban social media for youth under 16. Catholic bishops across the United Kingdom say they need to see more legislative detail before supporting government proposals to ban social media for youth under 16.  On June 15, Secretary...Read More