The two designated organizations are the Vietnam Motor Vehicle Testing Center (VMTC) and VCT Services Joint Stock Company. Testing will be conducted within the scope specified by the Vietnam Register to support state management. The Vietnam Register has required both organizations to fully comply with regulations and guidance issued by competent state authorities. They will...Read More
Apple’s child safety toolset is already robust and expanding with iOS 27, but the UK government isn’t happy and continues to threaten legislation.
Apple introduced Sensitive Content Warnings with iOS 17 in 2023 for child accounts and later introduced it as an option for adults. Several new features have been added since, including age verification...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
Irish media regulator opens formal investigation into X over child safety and age assurance controls In a latest tech update, Ireland’s media watchdog, Coimisiún na Meán, has opened a formal investigation into social media platform X to determine whether the company is doing enough to protect children from viewing age-inappropriate content. The first of its...Read More
A landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement has been signed between state attorneys general and Meta Platforms, Inc., the ownership company of Instagram and Facebook. Meta’s CEO Mark Zukerberg also agreed to implement a sweeping set of safety features designed to protect children who use those two social media platforms. The states claimed that Meta knowingly...Read More
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has decided to institute a formal inquiry into alleged lapses in Meta India’s policies on child safety and the platform’s lack of action on child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to sources. The decision to institute a formal inquiry was taken after NCPCR found Meta’s...Read More
Quick Read McCuskey named Apple the next child-safety litigation target after Meta’s $17 billion settlement, warning the last company to settle gets hit hardest. Apple’s iCloud reportedly generated only 200 CSAM reports versus Google’s 600 million, giving state AGs their primary legal argument against the company. The real risk isn’t a financial hit. Forced iCloud...Read More
Supplied Dubai Police and the Community Development Authority (CDA) have teamed up to help families keep children safe at home, online, while travelling and around water. The awareness campaign, called ‘Our Children’s Summer is Safe’, was held during the second half of August across five neighbourhood councils in Al Awir, Al Warqa, Nad Al Sheba,...Read More
Supplied Dubai Police and the Community Development Authority (CDA) have teamed up to help families keep children safe at home, online, while travelling and around water. The awareness campaign, called ‘Our Children’s Summer is Safe’, was held during the second half of August across five neighbourhood councils in Al Awir, Al Warqa, Nad Al Sheba,...Read More
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) — The Grand Island Police Department began a child safety operation at Grand Island Public Schools on Tuesday. Officers will be present during drop-off times at several Grand Island schools. During that time, officers will look inside vehicles to see that students are seated properly. Police said the main purpose is...Read More
