Parental controls on children's tech devices are out of touch with child's play
Parenting in the digital age can be stressful and demands a lot from parents.
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Page 11: Research news on Online child safety regulation
Online child safety regulation addresses legal, technical, and policy frameworks designed to protect minors on digital platforms, particularly social media and search services. Central themes include statutory minimum ages for account creation, mandatory age verification and age assurance technologies, and safety-by-design obligations such as teen defaults and PG-13 content gating. The field also examines platform liability for addictive design and youth mental health harms, constitutional and human-rights challenges to age-gating laws, and the effectiveness of national and regional regulatory regimes in reducing online risks to children.
Consumer & Gadgets
Longer suspensions on platforms like Roblox could help curb bad behavior, new research finds
Social platforms are constantly trying to strike a balance when it comes to managing bad behavior. How do you crack down on harassment and cyberbullying without slipping into censorship that drives people off your platform?
Jul 3, 2025
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Internet
Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools—here's why
By the end of this year, the experience of using search engines in Australia won't be as simple as it has always been.
Jul 3, 2025
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Internet
Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work
Australia's world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work "robustly and effectively."
Jun 20, 2025
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Business
Musk's X sues to block New York social media transparency law
Elon Musk's X Corp. has filed a lawsuit challenging a New York state law that requires social media companies to report how they moderate hate speech and disinformation.
Jun 18, 2025
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Dutch suggest social media ban for under-15s
The Dutch government Tuesday advised parents to forbid children under 15 from using social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat, the latest country to propose curbs over mental health concerns.
Jun 17, 2025
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Google rejects app store age verification for online content
American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app stores built into operating systems, calling a proposal from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta ...
Jun 13, 2025
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New push in Europe to curb children's social media use
From dangerous diet tips to disinformation, cyberbullying to hate speech, the glut of online content harmful to children grows every day. But several European countries have had enough and agree the EU should do more to prevent ...
Jun 6, 2025
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Facebook's content moderation 'happens too late,' says research
Whether from the White House or a neighbor in your Facebook community group, a request to remove a Facebook post can prompt accusations of censorship or misinformation, or even become a meme.
May 30, 2025
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Business
Sexual health info online is crucial for teens: Australia's new tech codes may threaten their access
Last week, organizations from Australia's online industries submitted a final draft of new industry codes aimed at protecting children from "age-inappropriate content" to the eSafety commissioner.
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