The government has announced a sweeping crackdown on tech firms to protect children from illegal content.

GLAAD issued its “alarming” Social Media Safety Index report on Tuesday, which found that, after significant rollbacks in protected speech, social media platforms are overwhelmingly failing to protect ...

How could a UK social media ban for under-16s work? - Consultation into new social media protections to launch in March as ...

Major social media companies are adding a teen safety rating for young users. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, along with<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

GLAAD issued its “alarming” Social Media Safety Index report on Tuesday, which found that, after significant rollbacks in protected speech, social media platforms are overwhelmingly failing to protect ...

Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X have failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate and harassment, in part, because they intentionally rolled back previous ...

Government proposes faster digital regulation and child-protection measures, including limits on AI tools, doomscrolling features and access to harmful content.

Efforts to protect children’s mental health online raise unresolved data privacy concerns ...

The assumption that social media use harms teens has always relied on an inconclusive body of research.

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COLBERT CO., Ala. (WAFF) - One school system is giving a crash course to parents on all things social media in the hope they can better keep students safe online. If, as a parent, you’ve ever wondered ...