Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether TikTok is failing to protect children from harmful content. The regulator will examine whether the video-sharing app is complying with elements of the Online Safety Act, which has been rolled out in stages since being passed into law in October 2023. It comes after an Ofcom review said...Read More

Apple will implement new child safety features as part of its upcoming iOS 27 update. According to a company press release, creating child accounts — which are required for kids under 13 and optional for those up to 18 — will become an easier process as part of this rollout. This allows for parents to...Read More

Jim Gamble, who formally headed up the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, has been commissioned to lead an independent review for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) over Jeffrey Donaldson’s actions. It follows a crisis sparked after the former DUP leader’s conviction for child sex offences last month. Earlier this year, Gamble was appointed...Read More

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s government said its new child online safety regulation is designed to help parents protect children in the digital world, not replace their role in supervising and guiding internet use. Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 on Electronic System Operations for Child Protection, known...Read More

How is India addressing the growing challenges posed by social media platforms and Big Tech? In this exclusive interview with NDTV, S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), discusses the government’s review of username policies, the accountability of digital platforms, and the urgent need to tackle Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online....Read More

CR contacted the manufacturers to ask them to comment on our test results and find out how they tested their own towers before selling them. We heard back from only six of the 16 companies: Cosyland, Dadada, Guidecraft, Harppa, Lalo, and Simplay3. They all said they had tested their towers for safety in various ways...Read More

Google is challenging a child-safety assessment that gave AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search its lowest risk rating. The dispute leaves families and schools without a dedicated control for disabling Google’s generated answers while retaining conventional search results. Common Sense Media reported failures involving crisis-related queries, deepfake instructions, unreliable information, and schoolwork. Google...Read More

China’s market regulator has introduced stricter quality and safety requirements for pixel bead products to better protect consumers, particularly children. Pixel bead art is a form of handicraft using small plastic fuse beads. The hobby involves arranging the beads into patterns and fusing them with heat. Pixel bead products intended for children under 14 must...Read More

Lawmakers pressed European Commission officials on Wednesday on why existing rules protecting children online are not being enforced, even as the bloc moves toward new legislation setting a minimum age for social media. The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee held a two-panel hearing that brought together representatives from Meta, BEUC (the European...Read More

Unintentional injuries kill more than 7,000 children ages 1-19 in the U.S. each year – close to 20 deaths per day. Injuries are the leading cause of child death, and these injuries are often preventable. Prevention takes many forms. Government policy helps tremendously. As an example, regulations requiring carbon monoxide detectors allowed people to prevent...Read More