Before handing your child a phone, tablet or laptop, parents should take steps to protect them online. Here are 5 practical ways to set boundaries, build trust and teach children digital safety. Setting Boundaries Be present, not just protective Educate them before they explore what’s online Create offline strength with children Image via Zeeko.ie ————————————————...Read More
The Commission of Inquiry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2026 has been tabled in the House of Assembly, reinforcing the Tasmanian Government’s commitment to ensuring the safety and well being of children and young people. The Bill implements recommendations of both the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings...Read More
Energy drinks are everywhere teens are: checkout counters, gas stations, vending machines and social media feeds. Teens and young adults are the single largest group reaching for these drinks. Yet the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children and adolescents drink none at all. Despite that guidance, an estimated 30% to 50% of adolescents consume...Read More
A New Mexico state court ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million (€492 million) into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children’s wellbeing. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance...Read More
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million over harms to young people linked to its platforms — in what is the largest fine against Instagram and Facebook’s parent company over child safety. On Thursday, New Mexico District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid ordered Meta to pay $567 million in the second phase...Read More
A key Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a package of bills aimed at improving children’s safety online, teeing up a showdown with the House over whether to hold Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google liable for harms done to minors on their social media platforms. The bills passed the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously, marking...Read More
A key Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a package of bills aimed at improving children’s safety online, teeing up a showdown with the House over whether to hold Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google liable for harms done to minors on their social media platforms. The bills passed the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously, marking...Read More
New restrictions on Meta platforms have been welcomed by Amnesty International as progress for children’s online rights. Amnesty International says a New Mexico ruling against Meta strengthens the case for child safety measures targeting how social media platforms are designed, rather than relying primarily on age restrictions. The judge ordered Meta to contribute $567 million...Read More
Actor expresses anguish over recurring violence against children, urges stronger action Actor Zara Noor Abbas has voiced concern over the safety of children and questioned the effectiveness of the justice system following a recent incident in Karachi. In an Instagram story, she expressed anguish over what she described as the lack of meaningful consequences for...Read More
A child crimes detective is urging parents to think twice before posting swimsuit photos of their kids online. Texas-based Seth Cockerham, who works on internet crimes against children investigations and goes by @healthy_cop on social media, said that while many parents view such photos as harmless holiday snaps or family memories, the concern lies in...Read More
