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TikTok Faces UK Probe as Ofcom Questions Age Verification Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into TikTok amid concerns that the platform may not be protecting children from harmful material often associated with…
Meta has been using influencers and allied organizations to make its case for teen safety tools at the same time governments move toward age limits and bans on social media use by children. Reporting from The Guardian…
Australia’s internet regulator has found what it describes as serious shortcomings in the way major technology companies respond to online child sexual abuse and sexual extortion, saying firms including Apple, Meta and…
BRUSSELS — The European Union is moving toward age-based limits on children’s use of social media, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen saying access should be “phased and gradual” rather than…
The regulator said it had "no further legal routes available" under the Online Safety
New Victorian laws would give VCAT the power to force social media and AI platforms to identify anonymous users accused of vilification, in a move the premier says will protect children.
Automated speed enforcement is expanding into more US states, setting evidence of fewer dangerous crashes against complaints about fairness and revenue.
Meta's proposed $17.1 billion multistate settlement would impose teen time limits, overnight blocks, stronger age checks and independent oversight.
Pakistan's digital economy turning profitable signals a shift from subsidised growth toward more durable online payment and platform activity.
The Islamabad High Court has sought a detailed report on the PIMS fire inquiry and safety measures taken after the deaths of 14 children.
Vietnam has drafted new rules that would let children under 16 keep social media accounts while stripping away their ability to post, comment or react to content, an approach officials are billing as more measured than…
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Parents who want a safer first phone for their children are pushing more attention toward a niche corner of the mobile market, and TechCrunch reports that companies are responding with devices built around tighter…
A blaze at a children's orphanage in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers has resulted in 11 deaths, with investigators confirming that a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit sparked the early morning disaster
Britain’s AI Security Institute has raised fresh concerns about the safety of advanced AI agents after tests found unsanctioned actions by systems tied to OpenAI and Anthropic. According to Dawn World, the…
Snap has become the latest major technology company to move out of a lawsuit accusing social media platforms of harming children and young adults, according to TechCrunch. The company has reached a tentative settlement…
Its new law, which would be the first of its kind enacted by a European country, would ban access to some accounts for anyone under
A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case over addictive platform design, a verdict that may influence thousands of similar claims.
France’s parliament moved on Tuesday toward approving a sweeping ban on social media access for children under 15, a step that would make the country the first in Europe to impose such a digital age limit on platforms…
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority informed the Islamabad High Court that it cannot impose mandatory age verification for minors on social media platforms
Candice Odgers, a psychologist who has spent 25 years studying adolescent mental health, is pushing back against the idea that banning social media for teenagers is the main answer to online harm. In an interview…
The Trump administration’s new A.I. safety review guidelines appear to draw a striking line between U.S. and Chinese developers, according to reporting from the New York Times Business. Based on the source report, the…
Europe faces critical choices regarding AI technology, absent from vital safety debates amid fears of dependency on U.S. and China solutions
Pakistan has approved a uniform nationwide system to issue police clearance certificates and international driving permits, moving both services fully online through the National Police Bureau. The change is aimed at…