Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
Wally Skalij / Getty Images Kali Hays and Liv McMahon, Technology reporters 7 August 2026 A US judge in…
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LIVE: France Debates Landmark Social Media Ban for Children Under 15 in Parliament | AC1N
French lawmakers are debating and voting on landmark legislation that would ban children under the age…
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TikTok faces Ofcom investigation over child age checks
Getty Images Liv McMahon Technology reporter 16 July 2026 An investigation has been launched into whether…
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Midnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teens
Getty Images Liv McMahon and Philippa Wain, Technology reporters 14 July 2026 Updated 3 hours ago Older teenagers in…
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Disable auto-play and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta
The European Union is ramping up pressure on Meta to make big changes to Facebook and…
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Parents warned not to publicly share children’s images amid AI abuse risks
Getty Images Liv McMahon Technology reporter 3 July 2026 Parents should not publicly post images of…
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‘Utter disregard for the risk to human life’: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety
The US state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the…
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Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?
As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta,…
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Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe
Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users’ ages from early December…
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Kolkata Shocker:4-Year-Old Girl Abducted While Sleeping Next to Grandmother,Found Injured Near Drain
Kolkata Shocker: 4-Year-Old Girl Abducted While Sleeping Next to Grandmother, Found Injured Near Drain A horrifying…
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How to recognise child-on-child sexual abuse – and how to respond appropriately
Victim-survivors of this kind of abuse may feel confused about their experiences, even as adults, because…
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OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included
It seems possible that OpenAI hopes the child experts can provide feedback on how ChatGPT is…
