Discord is facing a court-ordered mandate after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the state secured a temporary injunction requiring the platform to activate stronger age-assurance measures and default safety protections for Texas users. Texas investigators said they tested the platform by creating an account posing as a 13-year-old girl. According to the attorney general’s...Read More
Parents in Texas who counted on state law to keep self-harm, eating disorder, and bullying content out of their children’s social media feeds no longer have that protection — and neither do parents in any other state that has tried the same approach. On July 24, 2026, a federal appeals court ruled that Texas cannot...Read More
During the wet season in one of Australia’s most isolated communities, heavy rainfall cuts road access. The only way in or out of Kalumburu in Western Australia’s far-flung Kimberley region is by air. It’s this remoteness some residents fear has left children vulnerable. Warning: This story contains details of alleged inappropriate behaviour towards children. Lifeguard...Read More
New Delhi: An inspection of 1,677 Delhi schools over two weeks has revealed that 774 schools failed to follow official student safety and child protection rules, according to a statement issued by the LG’s office. The key deficiencies included the non-constitution of child welfare committees and the absence of parent representatives on these committees. (Photo...Read More
July 23, 2026, 5:12 p.m. ET Evenflo is recalling nearly 60,000 child seats because their headrests may shift position during a crash. Evenflo Company, Inc. issued a recall for 59,661 Reo by Revolve360 child seats because when the headrests are adjusted to their highest forward-facing and rear-facing positions, they may shift during a crash, according...Read More
THE world is again facing a huge spike in oil prices and shortages of fertilizer and other oil-based commodities that are worsening world hunger and driving thousands more poor people to starvation in Africa as Iran continues to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and block oil tankers. Twenty percent of the world’s total...Read More
MUMBAI: TikTok’s latest challenge isn’t going viral, it’s heading straight into the regulator’s feed. The European Commission has issued fresh preliminary charges against the ByteDance-owned social media platform, alleging that it has failed to adequately protect children under the Digital Services Act (DSA), potentially exposing the company to fines of up to 6 per cent...Read More
The European Commission has issued preliminary findings against TikTok over alleged failures to adequately protect underage users on its platform. The regulator stated that the ByteDance-owned social media platform’s account configurations for minors do not comply with mandatory safety standards under the Digital Services Act (DSA), exposing the company to potential fines of up to...Read More
A child using smart phone lying in bed late at night. getty Most investors already own companies exposed to accelerating child safety risks online. As AI lowers the cost of creating harmful content, regulators increase scrutiny, and plaintiffs develop new legal theories, child safety is no longer just a social issue. It is becoming a...Read More
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