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18-year-old son jumps off a cliff after parents refused to buy him an iPhone; father and mother die trying to save him- Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young users
- Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins
- In Meta's trial, families of social media victims see pivotal moment for online safetyWritten on it in black ink were the names of children and young adults who have died from social media related harms, including deaths by s...19 Aug, 2026, 08.38 AM IST
- Meta rejects allegations it sought to hook children as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fue...19 Aug, 2026, 01.27 AM IST
- OpenAI introduces 'ChatGPT for Teens' amid legal pressureMost of the safeguards utilised in the ChatGPT for Teens model already existed for ChatGPT accounts belonging to minors, such as restrictio...18 Aug, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
- A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kidsIn a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the Instagram and Facebook parent company is fighting claims that it has contr...18 Aug, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
- Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulationsChina has a tradition of paternalistic government regulations meant to pre-empt potential problems, said Yolanda Ma, an expert on AI govern...11 Aug, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
- Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells juryThe lawsuit, filed by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's office, seeks financial penalties and a court order directing Instagra...28 Jul, 2026, 07.28 AM IST
- France bans social media access for children under 15; becomes 1st European country to bar kids from apps such as TikTokFrance has banned children under fifteen from using social media platforms. This new legislation also prohibits mobile phones within French...22 Jul, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
- Meta AI to alert parents about teen suicide, self-harm chatsMeta has now built a system that scans teens' chats with Meta AI for signs of self-harm. It was developed with the help of parents and ment...17 Jul, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
- Quote of the Day by Viktor Frankl: "Don’t aim at success — the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more..." - Life-changing lessons on purpose, meaningful work, resilience, and why chasing success often fails — from the Holocaust survivor who changed modern psychologyQuote of the Day by Viktor Frankl reminds us of a truth that feels surprisingly relevant in a world obsessed with achievement. His famous w...11 Jul, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
- Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict childrenIn a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, denied Meta's motion to dismiss claims based ...01 Jul, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
- The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growingTwo mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...28 Jun, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
- Instagram to notify parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide-related termsInstagram is introducing new alerts for parents. If a teen repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm, parents will be n...26 Feb, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
- 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...14 Oct, 2025, 05.35 PM IST
- 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...29 Sep, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
- Inside AI’s child-safety debate: Where OpenAI, Meta, Google, Character.AI standOpenAI, Google, Meta, Character.AI, and others face scrutiny over AI’s impact on minors. OpenAI added teen-specific safeguards, including a...22 Sep, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
- Facing teen suicide suits, Character. AI rolls out safety measuresIn a Florida lawsuit filed in October, a mother claimed the platform bears responsibility for her 14-year-old son's suicide. The teen, Sewe...13 Dec, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
- Blue Whale Challenge and other 'games' of deathThe lethal game has allegedly claimed over 130 deaths so far, with multiple teen suicides in India.02 Jun, 2023, 12.51 PM IST
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