Weirton, W.V. — More than 70 people gathered at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Weirton, W.Va., for a youth summit aimed at educating children and teens about the dangers of alcohol and drugs. The event featured four speakers who delivered inspirational messages, each offering a different perspective on substance abuse and its impact. Organizers said...Read More
Nashville, TN – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to MediaLab CEO Michael Heyward regarding a recent report by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation warning that one of its platforms, Kik, remains incredibly dangerous for children. In the letter, Senator Blackburn requested a prompt response to a detailed list of questions, including what measures...Read More
Guwahati: In today’s digital age, technology is reshaping lives, and AI has become an integral part of that transformation. However, it has also emerged as one of the most alarming threats to child safety online, where images of minors uploaded on social platforms are digitally manipulated and circulated within minutes, causing deep emotional and reputational...Read More
Listen to this article Key takeaways: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier files lawsuit Lawsuit cites Tallahassee university shooting involvement OpenAI CEO Sam Altman named personally in suit OpenAI denies enabling violence, cites safety measures Florida sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, accusing the company of misrepresenting the safety of its ChatGPT platform,...Read More
Apple has announced its latest operating system updates — iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 (Golden Gate) — introducing a major overhaul focused on performance enhancements, a refined user interface and robust parental control features designed to bolster youth safety. The update brings significant performance improvements, offering smoother animation rendering and giving users the...Read More
Matilda Wormwood, Pexels As a parent, I don’t think elementary school kids need smartphones. But life isn’t always ideal. Sometimes they need a way to call home, message family, or stay connected after school. If that day comes, Apple’s latest child safety features make an iPhone feel like one of the safer options available—not because...Read More
Not a subscriber? Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Offices for White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, first lady Melania Trump and key administration staff met with children’s online safety groups to discuss two key bills tied to the AI preemption efforts in the Senate. In light of the developments,...Read More
2 min read At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this week, the company unveiled a sweeping slate of software updates, from a reimagined Siri experience to expanded family safety tools. But among the biggest takeaways for anyone who treats their camera roll like a personal archive—or spends an embarrassing amount of time deciding which...Read More
Apple Inc is expanding tools for parents to protect children online, a move that comes as governments around the world increasingly ban social media for young people. The iPhone and iPad maker at its Worldwide Developers Conference Monday previewed new features that will let parents better control on devices when kids can use apps, what content...Read More
X (Marc Miller) Ottawa is back with another attempt to police the internet and critics are saying that the Safe Social Media Act mirrors the Liberals’ previously abandoned online harms bills, using child protection as political cover for sweeping new powers over what Canadians can say online. Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, proposes...Read More
