In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Delhi Government has announced that the upcoming Abhibhavak Shikshak Samvaad (Parent-Teacher Dialogue) on July 25 will be dedicated to child safety and protection. The citywide programme, part of the ongoing Child Safety Month, aims to bring parents and schools together to strengthen awareness on child protection, emotional well-being and online...Read More
Proposed child safety zones within a 1,000 to 2,000 feet buffer. Courtesy of a presentation from the city of Beaumont The Beaumont City Council is considering establishing child safety zones that would prohibit people required to register as sex offenders from living near places where children gather. The council held a workshop on the proposal...Read More
TikTok’s policy chief defended the platform’s safety measures as the European Union pushes ahead with restricting children’s access to social media amid intensifying scrutiny of tech giants. Ali Law, TikTok’s director of public policy and government affairs in Northern Europe, told CNBC’s Karen Tso and Steve Sedgewick that the social media giant was built in...Read More
Children face a complex digital everyday life and during the summer holidays, screen time can increase, and thus their vulnerability.
Now Telia and Bris are updating the Mobile Driving License with a new section on artificial intelligence (AI), to strengthen children’s knowledge of how technology works and clarify its risks and opportunities. The...Read More
Published on 13/07/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 14:27 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger protections for children online, saying the evidence presented by the Special Panel on Child Safety Online should help shape future European policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Von der Leyen said the evidence increasingly supported introducing a minimum age for...Read More
Today, the European Union’s (EU) Special Panel on Child Safety Online issued a report recommending that further action be taken to tackle the harmful design of social media platforms. Responding to the news, Lisa Dittmer, Researcher and Adviser on Children and Young People’s Digital Rights at Amnesty International said: The expert panel is right to emphasize the need for children to be able to participate in a safe online environment. Banning teenagers from accessing social media is not the answer. As Amnesty International has long argued, it is the responsibility of tech companies to overhaul the built-in addictive and manipulative designs of leading social media platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots...Read More
Social media safety becomes a European Commission priority following expert recommendations. The European Commission has received the report of its Special Panel on Child Safety Online, with President Ursula von der Leyen confirming that legislative proposals to strengthen children’s online protection will be presented after the summer. Von der Leyen described the report as an...Read More
Apple’s iOS 27 child safety overhaul: Explained For years, child safety advocates accused Apple of treating itself as a bystander in kids’ online lives. At June’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company spent roughly 10 minutes of its keynote proving otherwise, unveiling the most substantial rework of its parental controls in years. The timing wasn’t lost...Read More
MADERA, Calif. (FOX26) — A mother is issuing a stark warning to parents after her 16-year-old daughter was hospitalized with severe complications from the flu, exacerbated by vaping. Janica Mendenhall’s daughter, who initially showed flu-like symptoms in December, quickly worsened and is now on life support. “It’s so scary when you’re watching your baby not...Read More
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Researchers created child and adult test accounts to evaluate safety features on multiple social media sites.
Author: weareiowa.com
Published: 8:32 AM CDT July...Read More
