TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million and add new limits for teenage users, settling claims that it misled parents about tools meant to protect children online.
Lawyers suing Meta say the company has invoked attorney-client privilege too broadly to withhold evidence in litigation over alleged harm to teens' mental health.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has launched an urgent investigation after ten staff were removed following unauthorised access to a young boy's medical records.
Ten staff have been suspended after medical records belonging to three-year-old Noah Woods, who died after going missing in Suffolk, were accessed without authorisation.
The deal resolves allegations that the platform misled users about safety and was designed to be addictive for children.
An inquest heard that Noah Woods became separated from a relative at a Suffolk playground and was later found dead in a nearby pond.
Noah Woods became separated from a relative at a playground in Suffolk before he was later found dead in a nearby pond, an inquest has heard, according to the Guardian.
Police say the case highlights the challenges artificial intelligence poses for law enforcement in child sexual abuse offences.
The UK's data watchdog fined TikTok in 2023 for failing to adequately check users' ages and remove children below the minimum age limit.
The boy died in hospital three days after being found with gunshot wounds at a property in Sydney's Norwest area.
A one-year-old has died five days after an alleged attack that also left a three-year-old sibling in critical condition, as police lay an additional murder charge against the children's mother.
Neal Mohan says YouTube has its own long-standing safety investments and does not plan to join a multistate agreement focused on protecting young users.
Ofcom says Pornhub's age-verification system may not meet the 'highly effective' standard required under the UK's Online Safety Act, prompting a formal investigation into one of the world's most visited websites.
The UK regulator says Pornhub's age-verification system may not meet the 'highly effective' standard required under the Online Safety Act.
Watchdog Ofcom says the site's age-checking regime may not be 'highly effective', as required by the Online Safety Act.
Emine Erdogan shared a video underscoring the need for global solidarity on the climate crisis and protecting children from digital risks.
Brussels unveils plans to force platforms to be made safe before minors use them, as an Amnesty International researcher argues the harms of social media now outweigh its benefits.
A boy in an orphanage died Tuesday evening during hospital treatment, three weeks after an alleged sexual assault.
The tech giant's commitment follows an order from New Delhi to remove advertisements and content promoting child abuse material from its platforms.
Brookwood Church in Simpsonville only recently barred Jerry Sidell from participating in any capacity, decades after he was convicted of molesting boys in Georgia, according to the Guardian.