For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the first time, juries in two states took their side. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to...Read More
The Department of Child Safety is backing a package of bills to reform Arizona’s child welfare agency. Legislation sponsored by Sen. Carine Werner (R-Scottsdale) — and supported by DCS — would add new requirements for caseworkers to include pictures of children in their reports and files, encourage coordination between the agency and tribal communities, and...Read More
A New Mexico state court jury on Tuesday held Meta liable for nearly $400 million in civil damages after a trial where the state attorney general accused the Facebook and Instagram operator of failing to safeguard kids who use its apps from child predators. The civil trial, which began with opening arguments in Santa Fe...Read More
Residential care providers in a state child safety system are using profits to buy gold, cryptocurrency, luxury cars and pay out salaries of more than $600,000, an inquiry has been told. The probe into Queensland’s child safety system – the third of its kind since 2003 – is looking to overhaul what the Crisafulli government...Read More
FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Fire Department wants to train parents on the correct use of child car seats. Doing so could save lives. ×
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has no plans to ban Roblox, officials said Tuesday, April 7, and instead will press the platform for stronger child safety measures amid mounting concerns over online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC)...Read More
Sam McKeith April 7, 2026 — 3:55pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it AAA Queensland’s residential care system for at-risk children has lurched...Read More
Sam McKeith April 7, 2026 — 3:55pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it AAA Queensland’s residential care system for at-risk children has lurched...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury determined Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms, a verdict that signals a changing tide against tech companies and the government’s willingness to crack down. The landmark decision comes after a nearly...Read More
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the 13 Best Extremely Profitable Stocks to Invest in Now. Meta Platforms (META) Child Safety Lawsuit Proceeds as AI Data Center Deal Advances Reuters reported on January 30, 2026, that Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is preparing to go to trial in New Mexico for allegedly exposing kids and teens to...Read More
