Bloomberg connected with experts from online child safety nonprofits Thorn, the Family Online Safety Institute and Common ...

Instagram will require parental permission for teens under 16 to go live and manage image blurring in direct messages, ...

Let’s be clear: this isn’t internet safety. It’s a data privacy disaster waiting to happen.

Google searches for "emoji meanings" have soared since the show aired as parents look to understand their kids' online world ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - After Ross Castillo was booked in Brazos County Jail for Sexual Assault of a Child and Online ...

said the new guide will help firms grasp and meet the tougher rules. These steps are part of the Online Safety Law, which started in 2023. This law puts more onus on tech firms to shield kids and ...

Meta Platforms is rolling out its "Teen Accounts" feature to Facebook and Messenger on Tuesday, as it faces sustained ...

Congress convened a hearing late last month to discuss the harms kids face online and what lawmakers can do to better protect ...

Meta launched its teen account program for Instagram in September to give parents more options to supervise their children's ...

Rather than protect kids and give parents more ... without parental consent or rules on how the information is used. That raises real privacy and safety risks, like the potential for bad actors ...

California lawmakers are focused on making social media companies more responsible for protecting kids’ safety online, in spite of recent court losses on the issue.

She explained that setting online safety rules for children can help ... with predators or bullies and promote online safety for kids. Most devices have privacy settings that allow you to do ...