Facebook and Instagram's algorithms facilitated child sexual harassment, state lawsuit claimsMeta's own documents said over 100,000 kids were harassed daily, according to New Mexico's complaint.By S. Dent, 01.18.2024
The FTC wants to strengthen COPPA to make it harder for companies to monetize kids’ dataThe proposal aims to limit surveillance of data generated in academic settings.By M. Saleh, 12.21.2023
Apple says it's aware of a bug that may affect Screen Time restrictions for kidsIt's working on updates to 'improve the situtation'By S. Dent, 07.31.2023
Sony didn’t want ‘Roblox’ on PlayStation due to child safety concernsThe company said in 2022 its stance had ‘relaxed a little,’ but a PS5 version hasn’t yet materialized.By W. Shanklin, 06.30.2023
Discord (still) has a child safety issueA report identified 35 cases that led to physical offenses following communication on the site.By S. Dent, 06.22.2023
Senators reintroduce COPPA 2.0 bill to tighten child safety onlineIt's the third revived online child safety bill in weeks.By J. Fingas, 05.03.2023
Bipartisan Senate group reintroduces a revised Kids Online Safety ActBut advocacy groups say it still leaves the door open for draconian content bans used for political gain.By W. Shanklin, 05.02.2023
YouTube Kids is coming to game consoles and RokuThe main YouTube app will offer the child-friendly experience.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2023
Microsoft wants students to develop better online research habitsTeachers can use Teams to ensure students aren't relying on misinformation.By J. Fingas, 02.09.2023
Verizon's new kids’ smartwatch has a camera to let kids video call their parentsYou won't find that on the Apple Watch or Pixel Watch.By W. Shanklin, 01.03.2023
Google revamps Assistant parental controls and adds a kids' dictionaryYou can limit what your kids play and ensure answers are age-appropriate.By J. Fingas, 11.02.2022
UK warns TikTok of £27 million fine over child privacy violationsThe social media site may have handled kids' data without permission.By J. Fingas, 09.26.2022
Robotic sleeves can provide arm control to kids with cerebral palsyThe technology could also help anyone with mobility issues.By J. Fingas, 09.23.2022
Uber Eats now delivers office and school suppliesThe Office Depot team-up will help you get binders and pens on time.By J. Fingas, 08.15.2022
In-person Apple Camp creative sessions return June 20thThe company is debuting a new format for the creative classes.By J. Fingas, 06.15.2022
Disney+ won’t show ads to preschoolers on its new streaming planThe service is also limiting the overall ad volume.By J. Fingas, 05.17.2022
Lego finally adds Princess Peach to its Super Mario setsThe character and her first set arrive in August.By J. Fingas, 03.10.2022
Biden wants to ban advertising targeted toward kids'It’s time to demand tech companies stop collecting personal data on our children.'By S. Dent, 03.02.2022
HTC Vive's metaverse vision includes safeguards for childrenVive Guardian can prevent kids from getting into virtual trouble.By J. Fingas, 02.25.2022
Senate online safety bill gives children more control over social mediaSocial networks would also have to limit exposure to harmful content.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2022