The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Delaware, is the latest in a flurry of suits filed against the social media giants that alleges their platforms...Read More
TOKYO – A Singapore-based private school operator has scrapped plans to open an international school in Sapporo, citing concerns over child safety and operational risks after suffering an intense anti-immigration backlash fuelled by xenophobic rhetoric and misinformation. The decision by Global Indian Education (GIE), part of the Singapore-headquartered Global Schools Group (GSG), marks the end of...Read More
A federal appeals court has upheld most provisions of a 2024 law aimed at protecting children from harmful and obscene material online. This reverses a lower court ruling that had blocked these provisions. Under the SCOPE Act—Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment—digital service providers (DSPs) must register the age of users, prevent harm, create parental...Read More
The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Delaware, is the latest in a flurry of suits filed against...Read More
I’m a father of three, an app developer, and the head of the Developers Alliance. I’m personally and professionally invested in the congressional debate over the best way to prevent kids from accessing inappropriate online content. So my interest was piqued by Aiden Buzzetti’s recent Washington Examiner op-ed championing the App Store Accountability Act. Buzzetti...Read More
UK regulator Ofcom is investigating TikTok after raising “serious doubts” about the effectiveness of its ability to identify when a person is under 18. On the same day it published its first Age Assurance Report and coming a few months before TikTok is set to be banned for kids and teens, Ofcom said it has...Read More
ANI | Updated: Jul 31, 2026 12:10 IST New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi on Friday urged citizens to download the Mission Shakti App, saying it provides quick access to key helpline services for the safety, assistance and empowerment of women and children.In a post on...Read More
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi has urged citizens to download the Mission Shakti App, which offers quick access to helpline services aimed at the safety, assistance, and empowerment of women and children. In a post on X, the minister explained that the Mission Shakti App consolidates multiple essential services onto a...Read More
Australia introduced a world-first law banning children under 16 from accessing social media platforms. The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age), which took effect in December 2025, requires providers of social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under 16 from having accounts, or face civil penalties. Similarly, the UK government has...Read More
The Queensland Government announced today it would accept 32 recommendations in full, plus a further 16 in principle, made in the Child Safety Commission of Inquiry. The government also noted two recommendations, and identified another two for further consideration, after the Inquiry exposed systemic failures that emerged in recent years, including a rise in the...Read More
