Jim Gamble, who formally headed up the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, has been commissioned to lead an independent review for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) over Jeffrey Donaldson’s actions. It follows a crisis sparked after the former DUP leader’s conviction for child sex offences last month. Earlier this year, Gamble was appointed...Read More
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s government said its new child online safety regulation is designed to help parents protect children in the digital world, not replace their role in supervising and guiding internet use. Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 on Electronic System Operations for Child Protection, known...Read More
How is India addressing the growing challenges posed by social media platforms and Big Tech? In this exclusive interview with NDTV, S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), discusses the government’s review of username policies, the accountability of digital platforms, and the urgent need to tackle Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online....Read More
CR contacted the manufacturers to ask them to comment on our test results and find out how they tested their own towers before selling them. We heard back from only six of the 16 companies: Cosyland, Dadada, Guidecraft, Harppa, Lalo, and Simplay3. They all said they had tested their towers for safety in various ways...Read More
Google is challenging a child-safety assessment that gave AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search its lowest risk rating. The dispute leaves families and schools without a dedicated control for disabling Google’s generated answers while retaining conventional search results. Common Sense Media reported failures involving crisis-related queries, deepfake instructions, unreliable information, and schoolwork. Google...Read More
China’s market regulator has introduced stricter quality and safety requirements for pixel bead products to better protect consumers, particularly children. Pixel bead art is a form of handicraft using small plastic fuse beads. The hobby involves arranging the beads into patterns and fusing them with heat. Pixel bead products intended for children under 14 must...Read More
Lawmakers pressed European Commission officials on Wednesday on why existing rules protecting children online are not being enforced, even as the bloc moves toward new legislation setting a minimum age for social media. The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee held a two-panel hearing that brought together representatives from Meta, BEUC (the European...Read More
Unintentional injuries kill more than 7,000 children ages 1-19 in the U.S. each year – close to 20 deaths per day. Injuries are the leading cause of child death, and these injuries are often preventable. Prevention takes many forms. Government policy helps tremendously. As an example, regulations requiring carbon monoxide detectors allowed people to prevent...Read More
The UK’s communications regulator has launched a formal investigation into TikTok age verification, raising questions over whether the platform is adequately protecting children online under the country’s Online Safety Act. The move comes as Britain prepares to introduce a social media ban for under-16s, with regulators warning that current age assurance methods used by some...Read More
The Beaumont City Council will consider several items Tuesday, including whether to approve the issuance of $11.69 million in certificates of obligation. Because the meeting packet has not been released, it is unclear how the city would spend the money. The council also will receive a presentation from the Beaumont Main Street Program and hold...Read More
