In recognition of National Child Passenger Safety Week ( Sept. 20-26), the Texas Department of Transportation is brining “LOve My Car Seat” to five Texas cities. One stop will be. in Beaumont from !0:00 am to 2:00 pm Saturday September 19 at Legacy Community Health, 3455 Stagg Dr. Certified Technicians will conduct car seat demonstrations...Read More
Stock photo. OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — PennDOT and its safety partners are reminding parents and caregivers to make sure children are properly secured in vehicles ahead of National Child Passenger Safety Week. This year’s campaign will run from Sunday, September 20, through Saturday, September 26, under the theme “In It to Win It: Safety...Read More
Cristina Chi – Philstar.com September 17, 2026 | 11:08am MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has called Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to a hearing and put the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s proposed 2027 budget on hold until concerns over child safety on Meta’s platforms are resolved. The DICT itself backed the...Read More
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), the social-media and AI giant, faced a fresh regulatory squeeze in Europe as the EU proposed putting far more responsibility for children’s online safety directly on platforms. Meta shares traded at $672.84 Thursday. The GuruFocus chart also shows the stock 21.21% below its GF Value estimate...Read More
Children gather around a smartphone in Cambodia, highlighting the growing role of digital technology and concerns over online safety. Photo: UNICEF Cambodia, 2020, Miguel Jeronimo PHNOM PENH – Cambodia is considering the most effective ways to shield children from increasing online dangers. Officials and digital-security specialists say it is more effective to adopt measures such...Read More
In a significant push for online child safety, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled an ambitious plan, the EU Kids Act, aimed at safeguarding young individuals from digital hazards. The proposal suggests banning social media access for children under 13 and instituting parental controls for those aged 13-15, mirroring efforts in countries like...Read More
(This Sept 10 story has been repeated with no changes to text.) Sept 10 (Reuters) – A Texas judge ruled on Thursday that TikTok violated the state’s consumer protection law by misleading users about how it filtered content for minors and whether its “Restricted Mode” feature shielded children from inappropriate material. • Texas sued TikTok...Read More
The DICT says Meta Platforms ‘continues to fall short of its responsibility and commitment to youth safety,’ and authorities will take steps to remedy that in the Philippines MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives on Wednesday, September 16, summoned Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg to respond to concerns over child safety on its platforms....Read More
A settlement between Meta and US state attorneys general over alleged harms to children and adolescents has brought platform design under greater scrutiny, drawing recognition from UN experts who also warned that agreements reached behind closed doors cannot replace transparent regulation rooted in human rights. Their concern reaches beyond the terms of one deal: decisions...Read More
he Communications and Digital Ministry has finished drafting policies on penalties for social media platforms that fail to comply with Indonesia’s Child Protection in Digital Space Regulation, known as PP TUNAS, ranging from fines to full access blocking. After reviewing compliance six months after the regulation took effect in March, Communications and Digital Minister Meutya...Read More
