Digital platforms are facing greater accountability as regulators strengthen rules around youth protection and algorithm-driven content recommendations. The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that TikTok failed to meet the Digital Services Act’s requirements for protecting minors, citing the platform’s public account settings and recommendation system. TikTok allows minors to set their accounts to ‘public’,...Read More
The European Commission has found TikTok‘s new child safety measures wanting after a preliminary examination as part of the wider regulatory movement. The initial results of a formal probe into potential breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA) show TikTok is falling short of the required standards. The EC explained a public-access setting means child...Read More
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – South Dakota has reached a $15 million settlement with Roblox that state officials say will strengthen online protections for children while providing funding for education, law enforcement and consumer protection efforts. Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the agreement Monday, calling it a major step toward improving online safety for young...Read More
When I joined Facebook in 2009, I believed in the mission that founder Mark Zuckerberg espoused: to connect and empower people around the world. We all know how that turned out. Meta, now the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is focused on generating as much engagement as possible, which has led to platforms...Read More
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
