When Meta agreed to changes to its social media platforms and enhanced safeguards in an $18 billion settlement, it made progress by "gettin...

WhatsApp has introduced enhanced parental controls to assist parents in monitoring their teenage children's app activity. These new feature...

Meta said on Tuesday it is adding new features to Instagram's school partnership program in the US, expanding tools for schools and student...

An Alabama jury will hear the state's claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young user...

The founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet's Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech indu...

A drug-impaired SUV driver allegedly swerved into the wrong lane, ran a red light and crashed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two ride...

UPI’s new MDR framework will change how large merchant payments are charged. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday unveil long-awaited plans to protect children from online harm by curbing access to social ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new laws on Thursday that address various aspects of children's safety online, in...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed technology laws protecting children online. These measures restrict social media features designed ...

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

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle a multistate lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to hook children, w...

Meta Platforms agreed to a significant $18 billion settlement with 48 US states. This historic deal mandates substantial changes to protect...

Brazil's data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety measures in what it said w...

An 18-year-old jumped off a cliff in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after his parents refused to buy him an iPhone. His father tried to catch hi...

TikTok has agreed to a $400 million settlement with the US Department of Justice. This resolution addresses allegations of violating federa...

During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing...