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
At WWDC 2026, Apple unveiled a comprehensive suite of updates to its operating systems designed to grant parents significantly more authority over their children’s digital experiences. The enhancements focus on expanding permission-based communication, deploying real-time safety filters, and overhauling the native Screen Time management tools. Read: Siri AI: A deep dive into Apple’s new intelligent...Read More
Ireland is preparing to assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union, and has made online safety for children one of its top priorities. According to the Irish Times, Taoiseach Micheál Martin is promising that by the end of Ireland’s presidency, people can expect to see “far greater protection for children online” –...Read More
South African digital safety organisation Online Safety Lab (OS Lab) has partnered with US-based ChildSafe.dev to deploy an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered child safeguarding platform across schools and homes. According to a statement, the partnership will see the deployment of RoseShield, a system-level AI platform designed to help protect children from online risks, such as cyber-bullying,...Read More
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO. — Pennsylvania Attorney General Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing a proposed federal bill they argue would weaken states’ ability to protect children online while shielding major technology companies from accountability. In a statement released Tuesday, Attorney General Sunday said Pennsylvania joined dozens of states in opposing the...Read More
Apple has just announced the latest software chapter for the iPhone, iOS 27, at this year’s WWDC’26 developer summit. This is actually expected to be Tim Cook’s last keynote as an Apple CEO as John Ternus takes over September 1 and will most certainly headline the iPhone 18 Pro announcement event. After last year’s iOS...Read More
As the Senate Judiciary Committee calls the CEOs of some of the industry’s largest platforms to testify, the question is not whether the internet can be safe for children. It is whether tech companies, policymakers, and child safety advocates are moving fast enough to ensure that it is. Almost all American teenagers are online daily,...Read More
Child protection advocates have questioned Gauteng MEC for Social Development Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko’s proposal to create a safe place for children in every ward, arguing that existing child protection services were already struggling and in need of urgent attention. Speaking a week ago, during the Children’s Walk held as part of Child Protection Month, Nkomo-Ralehoko called...Read More
Apple has previewed a child safety update for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that will add Ask to Browse, Time Allowances, a redesigned Screen Time, and new developer tools for age-appropriate app experiences. The features are due this fall through the Screen Time update in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. Apple said the changes...Read More
