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Raising AI-Savvy Kids: A Practical Guide for Parents

A parent's guide to help their children understand and use AI tools responsibly.

EU regulators probe SkinnyTok trend on TikTok

The European Commission will assess whether TikTok is doing enough to stop harmful content connected to eating disorders.

EU seeks to better protect children from online dangers

The EU pushing to make better protect children onlin

The dangerous new social media trend that could leave children needing a stoma

Children admitted to hospital imitating tongue piercings

New Virginia law restricts social media usage for kids

“You wouldn’t hand the keys to the car at age six and say go off and do what you want. This is a digital highway without any seat belts. We really have to be intentional"

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Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study find

Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social media

Australian girl, 11, sexually abused by stranger after adding him to get Snapchat points

Man added to girl’s Snapchat using the Quick Add feature as part of an informal competition with a friend to reach 100,000 points

‘Algorithms will not raise our children’: France to lead EU coalition to ban social media for children

France will work with other EU member states to prevent children under 15 living across the bloc from accessing social media.

PTC Warns New Meta AI Chatbot Can Engage Kids in Sexually Explicit Conversations

The Wall Street Journal tested the AI chatbot with users of varying ages over several months

UAE to introduce AI classes for children as young as four

UAE to introduce AI classes for children as young as four

New data: Teens say social media is bad (just not for them)

What do teens and their parents think about social media?

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Unveil N.Y.C. Memorial Honoring Lives Lost to Social Media: ‘All Children Should Be Safe’

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed an installation comprised of 50 smartphones displaying the lock screen photo of a child whose life was cut short due to the harms of social media

UK’s New Child Safety Rules Set to Challenge Age Verification Process on X

UK media regulartor Ofcom prepares to enforce new age checking rules.

Discord’s face scanning age checks ‘start of a bigger shift’

Discord is testing face scanning to verify some users' ages in the UK and Australia.

Instagram still posing serious risks to children, campaigners say

Young Instagram users could still be exposed to "serious risks" even if they use new Teen Accounts brought in to provide more protection and control, research by campaigners suggests.

Australian leaders vow to stand firm on social media age limits as election nears

PM Albanese says he expects pressure from social media giants to ease impending ban on children using their platforms.

Zuckerberg defends Instagram purchase in Meta monopoly trial

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg defended his company's purchases of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp in testimony on Tuesday.

School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups

Never mind the children: head teachers are worried they could be liable for insults levelled at staff in private chats

University of South Florida study reveals how smartphones may benefit kids, risks of posting publicly to social media

The survey will inform a groundbreaking study that will track digital media use and wellness across the lifespan.