A child getting access to a parent’s gun is a worst-case scenario for many gun owners.  The latest example of how that can horribly wrong came Sunday in Durham, where a 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself.  Patrick Daye stood in front of a judge on Monday as he faced accusations...Read More

Photo: Jaromir Chalabala / Getty U.K. regulators are calling on social media giants to enforce stricter protection for children on their platforms after a blanket ban for under-16s was rejected by lawmakers. Online safety organizations Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office said they had written to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat on Thursday, urging...Read More

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. In a world where sexting — digital flirting  — can create devastating personal and and legal problems, Grade 4 students in Nova Scotia...Read More

LONDON – European Union regulators are investigating Snapchat over concerns the platform isn’t doing enough to protect kids and exposing them to risks such as increased vulnerability to child predators or recruitment by criminals. The 27-nation EU’s executive Commission said Thursday it was opening a formal investigation into Snapchat under the bloc’s sweeping rule book...Read More

There is something almost endearingly passé about the phrase ‘screen time’. The idea that time can be meaningfully divided into life lived in ‘the real world’ and hours spent looking at a screen may make sense to my generation – the kids who squeezed in an hour of The Sims after school before being turfed...Read More

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Idaho lawmakers are moving forward with a package of child welfare bills inspired by a group of siblings who experienced abuse by their biological parents and whose baby brother died after repeated calls for a welfare check that never happened. At the State Capitol, the Senate will next consider the Foster...Read More

CNN —  Most of what we know about nicotine addiction in teens, we know from cigarettes. But experts say the technology and chemistry of vaping might pose an entirely different threat. “It turns out that e-cigarette use by kids doesn’t look the same at all,” said Dr. Sharon Levy, director of the Adolescent Substance Use and...Read More

March 30, 2026 As artificial intelligence expands into classrooms, workplaces, and homes, a new coalition warns that risks to children and workers are growing faster than efforts to control the new technology. The newly formed Alliance for a Better Future (ABF) is pushing for AI safeguards as Washington debates regulation. Continues… ———————————————— Source linkRead More

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Meta has been ordered to pay $375 million in civil penalties after a jury in New Mexico found that it knowingly harmed children’s mental health. The Silicon Valley giant was accused of misleading users about the safety of its apps —Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — and enabling child sexual exploitation. Meta had denied violating New...Read More