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These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online
The New York Times via Yahoo News UK· 1 week agoWASHINGTON — Deb Schmill has become a fixture on Capitol Hill. Last week alone, she visited the...
A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAhmed Othman isn't on TikTok and doesn't want to be. "They really tried to emphasize social media is...
A Tech Too Far? School district’s internet policies spark debate among students about restricting...
NY Post via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoWhether it’s protecting students from dangerous websites, preventing access to sites students want,...
'Dad, I screwed up': A year after their son's death, P.E.I. family speaks out about sextortion
CBC via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoAs the first anniversary of 17-year-old Harry Burke's death approaches, his parents are going public...
Parent anger at social media companies boils over ahead of tech CEO hearing
The Hill via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoThe Senate is hauling in CEOs of social media companies to grill them over online harms to children...
MMGuardian enters a crowded kid-safe-phone market
TechCrunch via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoThe MMGuardian Phone is a smartphone produced in collaboration with Samsung that's tapping into the power of AI to make phone use safer for kids and...
Cyberbullying is linked to eating disorders in kids: here’s what parents need to know
Motherly via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGillian Vann/Stocksy It turns out, social media might be even worse for kids than people realized...
Do metal detectors really keep schools safe?
Yahoo News 360· 7 months agoSchools are weighing whether metal detectors can prevent increasing violence as multiple students were stabbed or brought loaded guns to schools this...
A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he's testifying before Congress
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance UK· 8 months agoOn the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of...
Online Safety Bill: Legislation to stop harmful social media content becomes law
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoAfter a long journey and much controversy, the Online Safety Act received royal assent in Parliament...