Beyond screens, short attention spans, and helicopter parents, this post introduces the concept of “entertainment entitlement ...

South Carolina lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at improving social media safety for minors by placing new restrictions on ...

USA TODAY obtained and reviewed hundreds of the “suspected fraud reports” required by state regulators to gauge the scale of ...

The Federal Trade Commission will crack down on kids’ online age verification tools. “Age verification offers a way to unleash ...

Life-saving antibiotics that could treat severe infections in babies and children aren't accessible due to a lack of data ...

The percentage of teens reporting sadness and hopelessness has increased over the past decade (from 28% in 2011 to 40% in 2023). Accurate information on youth mental health outcomes is critical for ...

Policymakers around the world are attempting to pass legislation that addresses data privacy issues impacting kids and teens.

Efforts to police children's data online are running up against the limits of decades-old privacy laws, such as COPPA.

An overview of federal and state laws governing children’s and student privacy in the US, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), as well as sector-specific rules, ...

A former IMPD officer, Santos Cortez, lives every day with the impacts from a drunk driver and is looking for the best ...

Cybersecurity expert Theresa Payton breaks down age verification, AI tools and how to protect kids online without collecting ...

of children under 9 could articulate a specific future job, long before subject choices, career guidance or college courses ...