The UK’s communications regulator has launched a formal investigation into TikTok age verification, raising questions over whether the platform is adequately protecting children online under the country’s Online Safety Act. The move comes as Britain prepares to introduce a social media ban for under-16s, with regulators warning that current age assurance methods used by some...Read More
The Beaumont City Council will consider several items Tuesday, including whether to approve the issuance of $11.69 million in certificates of obligation. Because the meeting packet has not been released, it is unclear how the city would spend the money. The council also will receive a presentation from the Beaumont Main Street Program and hold...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.Related video above: Doctor on how social media can affect children’s health, development But more than half of those protections don’t work as advertised, new research finds.Researchers at the Cybersafety Research Center tested...Read More
On Monday, the House passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, a package intended to protect minors from various dangers presented by online platforms such as social media and AI chatbots. The legislation includes measures regarding age verification, minors’ access to sexually explicit material, limits on “design features that result in compulsive usage,”...Read More
In June, at its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple spent an unusual chunk of time during its keynote talking up new child safety features coming to its devices later this fall. The addition of these features came as a surprise to Sarah Gardner, who just so happened to be tied to a tree outside Apple Park...Read More
The list of regulators’ child-safety investigations into TikTok has lengthened again. This time it’s the UK’s communications and media watchdog Ofcom holding the app to account. It has opened an investigation under the UK’s Online Safety Act, following a review of the steps taken by various social-media platforms to protect children. Well, that and also another...Read More
The watchdog will investigate whether the social media giant is compliant with the Online Safety Act, which protects children and adults online Helen Le Caplain and Elaine Blackburne 08:53, 17 Jul 2026 An investigation has been launched(Image: Getty Images) Ofcom has launched an urgent investigation into TikTok about whether it’s protecting kids from accessing harmful...Read More
Britain’s online safety watchdog has opened a formal investigation into TikTok over concerns that the video-sharing platform may not be doing enough to protect children from harmful material, marking the latest regulatory scrutiny under the country’s Online Safety Act. The inquiry, announced by media regulator Ofcom on Thursday, will examine whether TikTok’s UK operations have...Read More
WASHINGTON — Young Democratic and Republican state lawmakers from across the country found common ground Friday on the need to regulate artificial intelligence and kids’ online safety. Legislators at an annual conference hosted by Future Caucus, an organization that aims to strengthen bipartisan dialogue among Gen Z and millennial leaders, engaged in tech-related policy discussions...Read More
TIERED ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA Summing up the discussions at the forum, Mrs Teo said there was broad support for tiered access and stronger expectations that tech companies take responsibility for designing safer platforms. She said safety should extend beyond moderating harmful content to features that shape user behaviour, such as recommendation algorithms, design elements...Read More
