A strong child safe culture begins before a new educator enters an early childhood education and care (ECEC) service, with recruitment, onboarding and induction playing a critical role in setting expectations and supporting safe practice from the first day of employment. The NSW Department of Education has highlighted the importance of embedding child safety into every...Read More
SLIDELL, La. (WVUE) – A Slidell man was arrested after investigators say he used artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office announced. Joseph Impastato III, 32, was taken into custody after a national child safety organization flagged suspicious activity tied to his account on an AI platform. The...Read More
Child protection measures advance as the European Parliament preserves encrypted communications in the temporary exemption. The European Parliament has adopted amendments to a temporary exemption from the EU’s ePrivacy rules, seeking to preserve voluntary detection of child sexual abuse material while strengthening protections for end-to-end encrypted communications. MEPs voted to exclude communications protected by end-to-end...Read More
Why AI Regulation Matters for Children Initiative 25-0036A1 Child Safety Requirements for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Products, Including Chatbots, posits an important ideal within child safety requirements regarding the use of AI among children under the age of 18. The ballot works to require providers of systems using or distributing AI to utilize technological advancements to...Read More
Thousands of coin batteries sold on Amazon are now under recall for violating federal regulations for child-resistant packaging. The roughly 67,000 units manufactured by the company Junpower were sold on Amazon between December 2023 and September 2024. If you have these batteries in your home, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said you should contact the...Read More
Gardner also asked why Apple never removed Grok, which still hosted sexualized deepfakes of celebrities as recently as June, from its App Store. “When someone points out that these apps are deepfaking teenagers or creating child sexual abuse materials, they sort of quietly remove them from the App Store without making any announcement about it,...Read More
Apple introduces new child safety features in iOS 27 Apple is updating its child safety features in iOS 27.The tech giant’s announcement at WWDC 2026 represents one of the most substantial overhauls to its parental control architecture in years. Tim cook’s company is introducing changes to the safety tools built into its iPhone operating system...Read More
The Children’s Rights Alliance has welcomed a report from the European Commission’s Special Panel on Child Safety Online, saying it marks a significant shift towards requiring technology companies to demonstrate that their products are safe before children can access them. The panel, established by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, recommends a broader approach...Read More
The Bengaluru case is a wake-up call for state to strengthen regulation and inspections across creches, daycare centres and children’s homes Every morning, thousands of parents leave their children at workplace creches with a kiss, a wave and an act of faith. When that trust is betrayed, the injury extends far beyond a child or...Read More
