Although some child restrictions previously existed at Apple, the company is expanding its parental controls and working with the American Academy of Pediatrics to learn more about digital guidelines for children, the company announced at WWDC 2026. Sumbul Desai, Apple’s vice president of health, said during the company’s WWDC keynote presentation on June 8 that...Read More
The Lanier Law Firm attorney Mark Lanier discusses Roblox’s new safety measures, online child protection and Florida’s lawsuit against TikTok on ‘Varney & Co.’ Roblox launches AI-driven safety features, including facial age estimation and enhanced parental controls, following child safety lawsuits totaling $30 million. Attorney Mark Lanier discusses the ubiquity of devices and parental responsibility,...Read More
Liz Carolan is a fellow at Tech Policy Press. Helen McEntee, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, outlines priorities for Ireland’s upcoming EU Council Presidency on June 10. Source: Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026. This week, Helen McEntee, Ireland’s minister for foreign affairs, published the government’s policy program for the...Read More
Florida has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging that the social media platform is violating the state’s child safety law by allowing minors to access its services and exposing them to harmful content, according to a Reuters report. The case, brought by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, claims TikTok is in breach of a state...Read More
Florida has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media platform of violating state law by allowing children under 14 to create accounts and exposing young users to harmful content. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the legal action on Monday, alleging that TikTok knowingly permits underage users to access the platform and misleads parents...Read More
Quick Summary Having played with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 during last week’s WWDC, there are a number of key features that stand out. Among them are new child safety controls that should give parents piece of mind. Giving a child a phone or tablet is never an easy decision – the internet is wonderful,...Read More
For months, Big Tech’s Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a comprehensive federal law, passed in Congress and signed by the president, applying one set of AI rules across the entire country and overriding the legally messy state-by-state approach to regulation. For months, lobbyists have run...Read More
Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Monday, alleging that the platform is violating the state’s child safety law, which prohibits social media companies from allowing children under the age of 14 to create accounts, News.Az reports, citing Reuters. The lawsuit, filed in state court in St. Lucie County, accuses TikTok of...Read More
Society has a complicated relationship with adolescents. We want to protect them as children and yet launch them into adulthood. Adolescents face risks from testing out independence, navigating peer relationships, developing an identity and making mistakes in these processes. Today’s teens have new areas of risk and opportunity as they navigate the digital world, and...Read More
Kempton Park SAPS Social Crime Prevention, together with POWA and the Time to Care Foundation, visited Rethabile Community Crèche in Max Squatter Camp on June 4 as part of Child Protection Week and Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) awareness initiatives. The visit aimed to educate children about different forms of child abuse, their rights and...Read More
