Last month in Savar, a father noticed an alarming change in his seven-year-old son after he returned from his madrasa: withdrawn and ill. The boy had been sent there to learn the Quran and live under the care of adults his family had trusted. Instead, according to a case filed by his father, he was...Read More
This summer produced an unusual pairing of events. In Canberra, Australia, regulators are still trying to make a world-first under-16 social media restriction bite. In Ankara, platforms are preparing for Nov. 1, when Türkiye’s 2026 amendments will bar social-network services for children under 15. In London, the government has promised a similar age floor for...Read More
Strengthens child safety framework across chat, user reporting, and AI interactions KidsTopia becomes one of the few Korea-based members to earn the designation Enhances AI safeguards with AI character disclosure and break reminders LOS ANGELES and SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Inculab plus, operator of the AI kids service KidsTopia, announced...Read More
The California Legislature concluded its 2026 session on Monday, August 31, advancing a package of privacy and AI bills to Governor Newsom’s desk. Governor Newsom has since signed several of these measures into law, including child safety and AI oversight bills. The privacy measures address CCPA amendments, data broker regulation, children’s privacy and online safety,...Read More
Summary: – Oklahoma lawmakers revisit proposed AI safety rules for children. – The stalled bill would have required safeguards for AI chatbots. – Sen. Warren Hamilton plans to reintroduce the legislation in 2027. If not for a hiccup in April, Oklahoma could have beaten California to the punch in enacting first-in-the-nation, sweeping artificial intelligence legislation...Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Missouri says its child welfare system does not have one universally accepted definition of the word “safe.” Gov. Mike Kehoe’s new task force has until Nov. 15 to recommend one. The definition can determine whether a child stays home or enters foster care. Task force to draw line between risk and...Read More
Cases involving child safety on Meta’s platforms will now be reported to the relevant law enforcement agencies. With this, Meta becomes the first social media company in India to undertake this reporting mechanism. “Protecting children on our platforms is a priority for us and we’re committed to working with the government to ensure that the...Read More
Meta has agreed to report cases related to child sexual abuse and other child safety concerns to the appropriate law enforcement agencies in India as the government steps up pressure on social media platforms to take stronger measures to protect children online, government sources said on Tuesday. The sources said the government was continuously engaging...Read More
Meta has agreed to directly report child safety-related cases to India’s cybercrime authorities, in a significant shift in its cooperation with Indian law enforcement agencies as the Centre intensifies scrutiny of social media platforms over child sexual abuse material and other harmful online content. The company will now report such matters to the cybercrime portal...Read More
Meta, which owns platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to directly report child safety-related cases in India to the cybercrime portal managed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C). The move comes as the government increases pressure on social media platforms to strengthen safeguards for children and act against harmful content online....Read More
