Rumor mill: According to a source familiar with the matter and proposed legislative language reviewed by Reuters, Meta has lobbied Congress to include a provision in the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) that would limit companies’ exposure to child safety and privacy lawsuits. The proposal would grant platforms immunity from state-level child-harm claims involving users...Read More
WASHINGTON (TNND) — As pressure mounts worldwide to rein in social media’s impact on children, major tech companies are lobbying Congress for protections that could shield them from child harm lawsuits. Some members of Congress have pushed for years to impose new restrictions on big tech social media companies in an effort to keep children...Read More
Activists note that sexual violence cannot be addressed solely through policing after a crime has occurred. Chennai: A series of sexual crimes reported across Tamil Nadu over the past few weeks has triggered outrage and renewed questions about law and order in the state. The debate intensified after reports of multiple cases of sexual violence,...Read More
Banning all children from social media apps has been this week’s headline-grabbing, simple fix to an online world growing more hostile by the day. Too bad that it may not work, after all. Not only is a blanket social media ban incredibly difficult to enforce from a technical standpoint, in fact, but the fallout will...Read More
North Carolina General Assembly RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina House has unanimously approved the Dominque Moody Safety Act (SB 280), a sweeping child welfare reform measure designed to strengthen oversight, improve accountability, and increase transparency within the state’s child protective services system. The legislation is named in honor of Dominique Moody, a 6-year-old...Read More
A Monterey County sheriff’s deputy assists with dismantling unsafe or recalled car seats to promote child passenger safety during the event. (Courtesy of MCSO) KING CITY — Families received hands-on safety checks May 31 during a Car Seat Check Event hosted by the Monterey County Health Department and Mee Memorial Healthcare System in King City....Read More
Meta Platforms has proposed legal protections that would limit certain child-safety related lawsuits against online platforms as discussions continue around the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) in the United States, according to an exclusive Reuters report citing a source familiar with the matter and proposed legislative language. The proposal comes as Meta faces thousands of...Read More
Parents today spend a huge chunk of time worrying about their kids’ online safety. How much social media access is enough to connect with friends, but not so much it becomes addicting? Is their phone making it easier to get help when they are feeling stressed, or driving them away from human connection? So when...Read More
Around 400 Year 6 pupils from ten primary schools engaged in interactive workshops, all part of the ‘Junior Citizen’ scheme. The initiative, held at Weymouth Football Club, aimed to cover areas like railway safety, first aid, anti-social behaviour, health and wellbeing, online conduct, and water safety. The workshops, led by professionals from various agencies including...Read More
