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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessNations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...
Malaysia Bans Under-16s From Social Media: New Age Verification Rules EnforcedMalaysia has begun enforcing new rules. Children under 16 are now banned from social media accounts. Platforms must implement age verificat...
One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after social media banThe number of 13-to-15-year-olds using TikTok and Snapchat, among the most popular social media apps with Australian teenagers, fell from ...
Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing allegesMeta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of s...
Oprah Winfrey praises Australia's social media ban for childrenOprah Winfrey welcomed Australia’s under-16 social-media ban, saying it will help children develop healthier social skills and avoid harmfu...
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allegeMeta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. In...
Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10The company said it had begun notifying users it believed were between 13 and 15 years old that their accounts will be shut down through in...
Instagram unveils teen safety features for AI chatbotsInstagram is offering parents the tools to monitor their children's digital chats more effectively. This initiative focuses on enhancing th...
Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 contentThe changes come as the social media giant faces relentless criticism over harms to children. As it seeks to add safeguards for teens, Meta...
California governor signs law to protect kids from the risks of AI chatbotsCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law regulating AI chatbots to protect children and teens. Platforms must disclose chatbot interac...
OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen's suicideThe company said on Monday the controls will allow parents and teens to link accounts for stronger safeguards for teenagers.Under the new m...
OpenAI and Meta Reinvent AI Chatbots for Teen CrisisTech giants OpenAI and Meta are taking bold and controversial steps to reshape how their AI chatbots interact with teens in distress, follo...
OpenAI, Meta say they're fixing AI chatbots to better respond to teens in distressOpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, said Tuesday it is preparing to roll out new controls enabling parents to link their accounts to their teen's acc...
Over 6 lakh Facebook, Instagram accounts gone overnight in Meta's massive purge. The reason will shock youMeta has removed approximately 600,000 Instagram and Facebook accounts due to predatory and exploitative behavior targeting minors. This ex...
Meta adds more safety controls for teens on Instagram in IndiaSimilar features are being planned for Facebook and Messenger for rollout later this year. The new features were announced on April 11 at M...
Kids under 16 will no longer be allowed to livestream on Instagram without parental consentUnder the changes, teens under 16 are blocked from using Instagram Live unless parents give permission. They also need permission to "turn ...
Meta announces additional safety measures for children and teenagersOne of the measures, the company said, is were teenagers would now not be shown in the "people you may know" recommendations tab on both In...
Meta rolls out parental controls to Quest VR headsetsMeta is also launching a new Parent education hub that will include a guide to VR parental supervision tools from ConnectSafely to help par...
Instagram beefs up child protection measuresMeta, which also owns Facebook and WhatsApp, said parents and guardians would be able to set time limits on children's scrolling on Instagr...
Meta rolls out parental supervision tools on InstagramThe new parental controls are part of Meta's promise to protect children using its social media apps, after a whistleblower leaked internal...