Roblox agrees USD 12 million child safety legal settlement in Nevada The Attorney General of Nevada, Aaron D Ford, has announced a legal agreement with Roblox to introduce new measures to protect children on its gaming platform. Roblox has agreed to pay USD 10 million, which will be used to support non-digital programmes for children....Read More

Melike Tanberk has a degree from Oxford University and is currently researching ethics in big data and AI at the University of Cambridge. A 20-year-old, K. G. M., won her fight against the social media giants. A US jury recently ruled that Meta and Google must pay her $6 million in damages, finding that they...Read More

Ellen Roome, who believes her 14-year-old son Jools died after participating in an online challenge, has sought to obtain data from TikTok that could provide clarity around his death. She has been campaigning for “Jools’ Law”, which would allow parents to access the social media accounts of their children if they die. It was debated...Read More

Three health stories are converging with a common thread: The power of prevention. CLEVELAND — When heart care comes to you, lives are saved For people living in rural and semi-rural communities, getting specialized medical care often means long drives, delayed diagnoses, and worse outcomes. A new study is putting hard numbers behind what many already...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi is adding another layer of protection for kids online. Gov. Tate Reeves has signed the Keeping Kids Safe Online Act into law. Brian Montgomery lost his son, Walker, in a sextortion scheme. A law passed in Walker’s name in 2024 is still being challenged in court. Montgomery said that the...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

SOCIAL MEDIA MEETING: ‘We owe it to parents, and to the next generation, to put children’s safety first — because they won’t forgive us if we don’t,’ Keir Starmer said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was to hold talks yesterday with representatives from social media firms to press them to do more to keep children...Read More

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Healthy Heroes Day returned to Gainesville, and UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital brought together local organizations to share child safety tips with families. Nearly into its 15th year, the event partnered with groups including Safe Kids North Central Florida and the Children’s Trust of Alachua County to offer hands-on demonstrations and...Read More

As kids spend their time off from school in the snow-covered streets, local officials warned about serious injuries that could be caused by the slick conditions. Many are enjoying the opportunity to sled down local hills, but after reports about a 16-year-old from Frisco dying from a sledding accident emerged, officials want to make sure...Read More

(CN) — The state of New Mexico opened a projected 8-week trial on Monday, claiming Meta made false statements about its efforts to improve child safety and remove bad actors on its main social media platforms Instagram and Facebook. State attorney Donald Migliori told a panel of 12 jurors and six alternates in a Santa...Read More