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
This March a bill was reintroduced in the US House and Senate that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in certain mechanized operations in the logging industry under parental supervision. Timber industry groups have strongly backed the legislation. For Wendy Bostwick, the news was a nightmare. Bostwick’s son Cole, who had just turned 18,...Read More
The European Commission has launched an investigation to determine whether Snapchat exposed minors to grooming and criminal recruitment, potentially breaching EU digital safety laws. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Snapchat is a social media platform where users share photos and videos that typically disappear after being viewed. Approximately 94.5 million Europeans had a Snapchat account in 2025, according...Read More
Published August 31, 2023 EPPC By Clare Morell 1. Severity of the Problem We have a severe public health crisis on our hands: America’s children and teenagers are literally dying from social media. They are more depressed and anxious than ever before. New data from the CDC shows that nearly 3 in 5 teen girls felt...Read More
Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday in Los Angeles. William Liang/AP Photo The dual verdicts signal a changing tide of public...Read More
Other organizations are speaking up about healthy AI usage, too. In a statement to TIME, Dr. Darlene King, chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s Mental Health IT Committee, said the organization is “aware of the potential pitfalls of AI” and working to finalize guidance to address some of those concerns. “Asking our patients how they...Read More
A jury in New Mexico on Tuesday found tech company Meta liable for harming children and misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms, ordering the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties for violating consumer protection laws. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez praised the result, saying : New Mexico is proud to...Read More
The Granville County Sheriff’s Office and Granville County Public Schools are warning parents about a dangerous TikTok challenge after a high schooler in the district took part in it. The “Benadryl challenge,” encourages young people to take large, toxic doses of over-the-counter medications, like Benadryl, to the point the person trips out or hallucinates. “We...Read More
Meta was found liable in the state of New Mexico on Tuesday for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms and for endangering children. The New Mexico case has been closely watched as a harbinger of what the company could face nationwide as the country grapples with the impact that social media platforms like...Read More
