Social Media Firms Must Better Enforce Australia Under-16 Ban, Watchdog Says

New Laws Claims to Protect Kids Online. Why Are Some Advocates Calling Them Censorship?

Minutes after jurors delivered a multimillion-dollar verdict at the landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles last week, bereaved parents and supporters celebrating the victory over Big Tech faced tough questions about what comes next. On the courthouse steps, they were asked to weigh in on possible age-verification requirements amid fears that some proposed regulations could backfire with unintended consequences. Julianna Arnold, w…

Sex offender found contacting children on social media app after police visit

A Hartlepool pervert used a social media app to contact six children under the age of 16 while already subject to restrictions for previous offences.

IT rules may cover social media news

India News: NEW DELHI: The Centre has moved to extend its digital media rules to news and current affairs content shared by non-publisher users on social media pl.

TikTok’s rotten deal stinks even more after Meta and Google rulings

Critics of social-media platforms, including a whole lot of parents, are rejoicing over two rulings this week that aim to hold Meta and Google accountable for the harm they inflict on kids, yet the worst offender, TikTok, continues to operate unfettered.

Meta To Limit PG-13 References For Instagram Teen In Agreement With MPA

Meta is scaling back and qualifying its use of the Motion Picture Association’s trademarked PG-13 film rating for Instagram Teen Accounts. It appropriated the 60-year-old moniker last fall to reassure parents amid controversy around over youth engagement on the platform. Meta agreed to “substantially reduce” its references to the PG-13 mark and add a disclaimer that reads in part: “We didn’t work with the MPA when updating our content settings…

Meta’s Instagram Agrees to Add Disclaimer to Use of PG-13 in Describing Teen Accounts After Movie Studios Threw Legal Flag

Instagram will continue to use the movie industry’s PG-13 rating in referring to its parent-controlled Teen Accounts — but it’s going to “substantially reduce” references to the mark, and when it does, Instagram will add a disclaimer explaining that “There are lots of differences between social media and movies.” The Motion Picture Association announced Tuesday […]