milicad/iStock/Getty Images It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app — he was asking it some deep moral questions, about sin for instance. That’s the kind of...Read More
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York — Since independent vehicle crash testing began in the mid-1990s, automakers have been incentivized to make safety changes that have saved thousands of lives each year. Now, a new group is hoping to take a similar approach to artificial intelligence. RELATED: Google adds mental health tools to Gemini chatbot after...Read More
The European Union is preparing a fresh push to rein in the impact of social media on children, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signalling that new legislation – including restricting access for younger users – could be proposed within months. Issued on: 13/05/2026 – 08:02Modified: 13/05/2026 – 08:03 3 min Reading time...Read More
Europeans expressed growing concerns over AI, disinformation, and privacy risks also, with many calling for stricter safeguards and tighter digital regulation. A growing majority of Europeans believe stronger online protections for children and young people should remain a top policy priority, according to new findings from the Special Eurobarometer on the Digital Decade. The European...Read More
Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Elon Musk’s social network X has admitted breaking Australian law by failing to disclose the steps it was taking to combat child sexual exploitation material on its platform, ending a near three-year legal fight by...Read More
TRAVERSE CITY — The inaugural Great Lakes Region Child Safety Conference took place in Traverse City Thursday, with a focus on preventing maltreatment and child sexual abuse. Speakers from Northern Michigan and around the country discussed how to best identify and respond to signs of abuse and what to do if you’re worried about a...Read More
Energizer® Ultimate Child Shield™ is the world’s only coin lithium battery that prevents esophageal burning if swallowed. ST. LOUIS, May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR), one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of batteries, today announced the launch of its new Energizer® Ultimate Child Shield™ coin lithium batteries, (sizes 2032, 2025 and...Read More
Generative AI is changing what’s possible in creative tools, and with that comes a responsibility to ensure those tools can’t be used against the people most vulnerable to harm. Protecting children from sexual exploitation is one of our deepest held commitments as a company. In line with our general approach to safety, we integrate child...Read More
Oklahoma filed a lawsuit against Roblox on Thursday, becoming the latest state to take legal action against the popular gaming platform over child safety concerns. “Roblox marketed itself as a safe place for children but turned a blind eye as predators targeted and exploited minors on its platform,” Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in a...Read More
Indiana has become the latest state to sue Roblox over claims that the popular gaming platform failed to protect its young users from child predators. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, argued that Roblox has “corralled children into their online communities, and then opened the gates wide to adult predators.” The lawsuit referenced multiple instances of...Read More
