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EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
Indonesia issues fresh summons for Google, Meta over teen social media banIndonesia has issued a second summons to Google and Meta. The tech giants allegedly ignored a new ban on social media for users under 16. T...
Ahead of Greek social media ban, parents desperate to separate children from phonesAs Greece prepares to impose a ban on social media use for those under 15, the initiative aims to shield youth from potential addiction and...
Juries take the lead in the push for child online safetyTwo juries have held social media giants accountable for harming young users. This marks a significant shift, validating a new legal strate...
Jurors mull evidence in social media addiction trial against Meta, YouTubeJurors will return to court in Los Angeles Monday to resume deliberations in a landmark social media addiction trial accusing Meta and YouT...
Instagram boss to testify at social media addiction trialInstagram chief Adam Mosseri is to be called to testify Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom by lawyers out to prove social media is danger...
Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trialArguments are set to begin Monday in a landmark US trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberat...
Rising digital addiction prompts call for age-based online accessScreen impact addictive use of smartphones, gaming and social media linked to lost study hours, lower productivity, sleep disruption and ri...
Economic Survey: Rising digital addiction prompts call for age-based online accessIndia's Economic Survey warns of a digital addiction crisis. It proposes age-based online access and school digital wellness programs. Meas...
Majority of parents surveyed admit children addicted to online platformsThe online survey conducted between November 15 and December 18, 2025, found that 25 per cent of urban Indian parents surveyed still believ...
Children plug into AI chatbots, leaving reality, parents behindConversational AI apps like Chai and Character.AI let users create and interact with virtual personas, while Roblox is a social gaming univ...
How safe is your child online? The Kerala case that exposes dark side of dating appsA 16-year-old Kerala boy was sexually assaulted after being lured via a dating app, exposing the rising dangers of online platforms. Police...
Leave gaming to the real mai-baapGaming is a significant industry in India, with around 57 million active gamers, the second-largest globally after China. Children, youngst...
Govt aware of online gaming risks: MoS IT Rajeev ChandrashekharIn a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Chandrasekhar said that the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code, better known as the...
23.8% of children use smartphones while in bed, 37.15% losing concentration: MoS ITMinister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told the Lok Sabha in a written reply that the Meity does not have any specif...
Intimate details: Find out if your partner is addicted to sexWHO has included sex addiction in its International Classification of Diseases list.
Mobile has become the new babysitter! Smartphone addiction cases up by 75% in one yearExperts fear that mobile addiction is only likely to get worse.