This month, a federal trial against the world’s biggest social media kicked off in Oakland. California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey are leading a lawsuit that accuses Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, of knowingly creating products that put children and teenagers at risk. And as KQED’s Rachael Myrow explains, the outcome of...Read More
ISLAMABAD: For social media platforms, keeping children off services they are too young to use is increasingly difficult when signing up can be as simple as entering a different date of birth. TikTok says it is trying to close that gap through a mix of technology, user reports and other signals, helping it identify and...Read More
Australia secures court-enforceable child safety undertaking from Roblox Audio By Carbonatix Enlarge SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Australia’s internet regulator secured a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox to improve protections against grooming and sexual exploitation, after tests found adult strangers could still contact children despite safety measures introduced by the world’s biggest gaming platform. The agreement...Read More
PAWLEYS ISLAND S.C. (WPDE) — Pawleys Island Community Church says it uses a five-part safety system for its children’s programs, including background checks, sexual abuse prevention training and monitoring and oversight. The information is posted on the church’s website in a section about safety for its school and children’s programs. According to the church, its...Read More
Cybersecurity and privacy attorney Leeza Garber discusses the civil trial against Meta, as more than two dozen states accuse the tech giant of designing addictive features that harm children’s mental health, on ‘Fox Report.’ Cybersecurity and privacy attorney Leeza Garber joins ‘Fox Report’ to discuss the civil trial against Meta, as more than two dozen...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (TNND) — Meta is defending its record of protecting children and teenagers online as the technology giant faces a federal trial over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep young people hooked despite risks to their mental health. Opening arguments kicked off on Tuesday in Oakland, where California, Colorado, Kentucky,...Read More
Updated August 19, 2026 at 7:40 AM CDT Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR OAKLAND, Calif. – A landmark trial got underway on Tuesday pitting Meta Platforms against a consortium of states accusing the company of designing its platforms to hook young users and misleading the public about it....Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations in a California federal court that it contributes to the youth mental...Read More
RIO DE JANEIRO — Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, said on Monday it suspended its livestreams in Brazil after criticism that it failed to protect children and adolescents. The move takes place in the wake of a suicide case. Brazil’s government under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the country’s...Read More
The Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HSLSA) has reached more than 3.10 lakh students through a statewide awareness campaign on child protection and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Launched on May 13, the campaign is being implemented by District Legal Services Authorities in coordination with education officials, school principals, teachers...Read More
