Meta and TikTok to obey Australia under-16 social media ban
Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce.
Oct 28, 2025
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Page 7: 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
Instagram is going PG-13. Will that make a difference for teens?
Depending on who you are, Instagram might now seem a bit more PG-13. That's by design.
Oct 21, 2025
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Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December
The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect in December.
Oct 17, 2025
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EU lawmakers propose social media ban for under-16s
European lawmakers on Thursday called for stricter rules to protect minors online, including a bloc-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media and AI companions without parental consent.
Oct 16, 2025
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The World Wide Web was meant to unite us but is tearing us apart instead. Is there another way?
The hope of the World Wide Web, according to its creator Tim Berners-Lee, was that it would make communication easier, bring knowledge to all, and strengthen democracy and connection. Instead, it seems to be driving us apart ...
Oct 16, 2025
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Can anyone really regulate the internet?
Ursula Smartt not only writes about media law but she acts like a journalist when she does it.
Oct 15, 2025
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Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.
Oct 14, 2025
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Security
Millions of children face sexual violence as AI deepfakes drive surge in new cases—latest global data
Around 5 million children across western Europe report having been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 18, according to the latest data gathered by Childlight, the Global Child Safety Institute. That's about 7% of the ...
Oct 13, 2025
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Business
EU grills Apple, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to children
The EU Friday demanded digital giants including Snapchat and YouTube explain how they are protecting children from online harm, as all but two member states signaled openness to restricting social media access for minors.
Oct 10, 2025
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Child protection vs privacy: decision time for EU
Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages? That is the sensitive question facing EU countries Wednesday as they wrangle over a push to combat child sexual abuse material online.
Oct 8, 2025
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