The range of apps and websites teens and tweens use is constantly evolving. While many provide an enjoyable and harmless experience, the worst apps for kids can sometimes create risky situations. These include opening up unwanted communication with strangers, unintentionally revealing personal information, and cyberbullying – amongst other dangers. To ensure your kids are using...Read More
Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images New U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free and open internet is at stake. Roughly half of U.S. states have enacted or are advancing...Read More
As the amount of apps targeting children and teenagers continues to grow, so do the dangers, said Geauga County Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand. As the amount of apps targeting children and teenagers continues to grow, so do the dangers, said Geauga County Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand. The sheriff’s office recently highlighted nine apps parents may not be...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury determined Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms, a verdict that signals a changing tide against tech companies and the government’s willingness to crack down. What You Need To Know A New...Read More
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
