European Union regulators are probing Snapchat. Concerns exist that the platform inadequately protects children. Risks include exposure to ...

Tech giants Meta and Google have been found liable in US courts for harm caused to young users. Juries awarded millions in damages in cases...

A landmark social media addiction trial resumed Monday with a YouTube executive insisting that the Google-owned company's aim was to give p...

Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company said Monday, but warned some youngsters...

The platforms currently affected by the law are Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube. Tech c...

The decision ends a stand-off between the internet giant and the Australian government which initially exempted YouTube from the age restri...

Snap will let Australian users prove they are over 16 using bank-linked ConnectID or k-ID’s age-checking tools as the country enforces a st...

Australia will bar under-16s from using major social platforms from December 10. Twitch must follow the rule, while Pinterest is exempt. Fi...

Australia has been a leader in global efforts to prevent internet harm, but current legislation offers almost no details on how the ban wil...

A US appeals court has revived part of a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) of negligence for failing to promptly report chi...

Australia plans to ban social media for users under 16. This includes platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and now YouTube. The gove...

In November, Australia approved a social media ban for children under 16, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world. The ban i...

Snapchat's artificial intelligence chatbot, "My AI," may face a ban in the UK if the company fails to address concerns about privacy risks ...

Reuters reported exclusively in March that Snapchat owner Snap Inc had only removed a few dozen children aged under-13 from its platform in...

The study found a slight increase in both apps' popularity in the past year, with TikTok now being used by 53% of children (up from 50%), a...

Britain, like the European Union and other countries, has been grappling with how to protect social media users, and in particular children...

According to figures recently published by the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Young Children), Snapchat accounted...