AP — For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the first time, juries in two states took their side. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both...Read More

For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the first time, juries in two states took their side. Tech watchdog groups, families and children’s advocates cheered the jury decisions....Read More

Kids are consuming a lot of AI slop. And child safety advocates are getting worried. In a letter sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neil Mohan, a coalition of national organizations and child development experts is demanding a change to YouTube policies to cut down on AI slop, including an outright ban...Read More

Today, because of the expiry of the ePrivacy derogation enabling the use of technology to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Europe risks leaving children across the globe less protected from the most abhorrent harm. This concern is shared by a group of almost 250 child rights organizations and many others. For years, a number...Read More

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) led a hearing on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, titled “Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online.” Source The once-surging alliance of federal lawmakers pushing to bolster protections for children online in the United States is splintering. The House Energy and...Read More

During a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing Tuesday, one expert warned that broad federal preemption provisions included in child safety legislation under review would undermine state protections for children. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade hearing covered 19 bills, that spanned issues of age verification, data privacy, parental controls, artificial intelligence, screen time and...Read More

Wizz, the online social chat app that matches kids based on their age group, says it puts safety at the heart of its platform to prevent bad things from happening to kids. But even for an app that concentrates its efforts on providing age-appropriate content and contacts, the shifting regulatory landscape can be a daunting...Read More

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – State lawmakers are preparing for the start of the next legislative session. Key discussions are expected to focus on the budget, policy priorities, and new laws. Two major pieces of legislation aimed at protecting children have gained attention. Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong proposed legislation that would help...Read More

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Snap, the parent of Snapchat (NYSE:SNAP), is facing rising legal and regulatory scrutiny related to child safety on its platform. Families of children who died in incidents allegedly linked to Snapchat have held rallies...Read More

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Idaho foster children will have new legal protections after Gov. Brad Little signed two bills into law on Wednesday, measures supporters say are aimed at strengthening safety standards and clarifying when courts can step in to protect kids from abuse. One of the new laws, nicknamed Isaiah’s Law, gives courts guidance...Read More