Duolingo is one of the most popular language-learning apps in the world. As of Q1 2026, it had 137.8 million monthly active users. Its short lessons, streaks, and gamified progress tools are designed to keep users engaged and returning regularly. But despite its popularity and engaging design, it’s still an app that collects data, runs...Read More
The free SafetyMode app can be downloaded on any Android device and uses AI to help monitor, filter and block harmful content across all apps including Snapchat, Roblox and YouTube This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more SafetyMode software is designed to protect...Read More
The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is strengthening its regulatory framework, with enhanced Authorised Officer powers to reinforce the Authority’s ability to support child safety across the sector. “These powers come from the Education and Training Reform Act 2006. They allow us to visit schools, carry out inspections, collect information, and speak directly with people in...Read More
NEW YORK (WABC) — A devastated mother is speaking out after the deadly trend of subway surfing took another child’s life this past Memorial Day weekend. Subway surfing has been glorified on social media and even in video games that influence young teens. The MTA has run ads warning about the dangers, and lawmakers have...Read More
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Southington Calendar House, 388 Pleasant St., with vehicle inspections conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Certified child passenger safety seat officers will inspect car seats for recalls and expiration dates, verify the child’s height and weight requirements, adjust harness straps and assist with...Read More
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A Child Safety Day aimed at helping families keep children safe and healthy is planned for 10 am to 1 pm, Saturday, May 30, at the National Maritime Museum in Downtown Mobile. The event is presented by USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital and will offer education and resources focused on...Read More
New York — Companion-like artificial intelligence apps pose “unacceptable risks” to children and teenagers, nonprofit media watchdog Common Sense Media said in a report published Wednesday. The report follows a lawsuit filed last year over the suicide death of a 14-year-old boy whose last conversation was with a chatbot. That lawsuit, brought against the app Character.AI,...Read More
Energizer® Ultimate Child Shield™ is the world’s only coin lithium battery that prevents esophageal burning if swallowed. ST. LOUIS, May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR), one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of batteries, today announced the launch of its new Energizer® Ultimate Child Shield™ coin lithium batteries, (sizes 2032, 2025 and...Read More
Serious questions have been raised about whether a young girl allegedly murdered by her mother was failed by Queensland’s child safety system. Four-year-old Cleo Rose Catterall was found unresponsive inside a home in Lowood, west of Brisbane, late on Monday night. Her mother, nurse Jessie Renee Phillips, 31, has been charged with murder. Know the...Read More
• Say weak enforcement mechanisms, poor platform accountability leaving millions of children vulnerable to online abuse James Emejo in Abuja Child rights advocates and digital safety experts yesterday mounted pressure on Senate to urgently pass the Child Online Protection Bill (HB244), warning that continued delay is leaving millions of Nigerian children dangerously exposed to online...Read More
