Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, is set to unveil an initiative focused on safeguarding children from the ha...

The European Union is poised for a big reveal of its plans to keep minors safe online -- but proposals to restrict their social media acces...

The proposed legislation would also protect children from content that promotes eating disorders, hostile ideas about women, pornography, c...

Open TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or other platforms and you'll see a scrolling feed or recommendations bar showing content targete...

Generation Z faces both the positive and negative impacts of social media on their lives and mental health. While constant scrolling and co...

Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tues...

The European Union should make social media platforms change instead of banning children from using the apps, Estonia'Monday, just over a w...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has been having regular meetings with Meta on technical measures since last ...

In his quest to overcome social media addiction, one man received a rather radical proposal: to delete all his apps. He deemed this approac...

Government officials are on the brink of a new social media code of conduct aimed at regulating their online behavior. This initiative seek...

The Punjab Assembly has passed a resolution seeking a legal ban on social media for children under sixteen. This move addresses growing con...

Determining which accounts belong to children is the linchpin of child safety measures that other companies, including Google, TikTok, and ...

Meta is now dealing with a substantial settlement in the United States in response to mounting child safety issues. This agreement is the r...

Here is a look at what Meta said it will do to ensure that users are as old as they say they are, and some of the legal issues that could c...

The deal was reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests ye...

The bill would require social media platforms to ⁠take ⁠reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including by utilising existing account inf...

Below is a summary of what countries and companies are doing to regulate access to social media amid mounting concerns over the impact of s...