In 2025, new data show, the volume of child pornography online was likely larger than at any other point in history. A record ...

A slew of new laws around the globe are trying to curb minors’ access to social media—but legal challenges are afoot. The new year is a time for resolutions. This year, governments, platforms, and ...

Legislation would expand age verification requirements and disable AI chatbots on social media, while also offering mental ...

The consultation is open until 6 March 2026, with submissions accepted online, by email, or by post [BBC] The Government of Jersey has launched a public consultation on proposed legislation to tackle ...

Several countries around the world introduced new restrictions on internet access in 2025 to protect children from viewing harmful content, and others seem intent to follow suit in 2026. But do these ...

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Thursday advanced a package of 18 bills aimed at protecting minors online, including a watered-down version of the controversial Kids Online Safety Act. The ...

Legislation that would require social media platforms to implement policies to prevent certain harms to minors was advanced Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Commerce, ...

A Senate hearing examined how lawmakers can help stop online threats to kids. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, had a blunt question for the three witnesses testifying at a Senate hearing Tuesday about ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. SACRAMENTO — Julianna Arnold wasn’t alarmed when her teen daughter first joined Instagram. Many people her age ...

Parent and student advocates hold signs of loved ones and messages to pass the initial Kids Online Safety Act in May. Credit: WebEx The latest version of the Kids Online Safety Act in the U.S. House ...

A push by House lawmakers to advance kids online safety legislation is facing partisan divisions and pushback from key advocates that could spell trouble for the effort, which has struggled to get ...

House Republicans on Tuesday defended a slate of bills addressing online safety for children as a “durable” strategy that still protects First Amendment speech. Democrats, meanwhile, called the bills ...