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UN urges urgent' action to protect children online

Stronger government and tech action is needed to make social media safer for children through regulation, safer design, and rights-based protections.

UK politics

fromwww.independent.co.uk

3 days ago

Starmer tasks Government with taking game-changer' social media action

The government will act on social media harms affecting children after a consultation, with a rapid crackdown planned and no paywalls for reporting.

fromNewsmax

2 weeks ago

Netflix Sued by Texas for Allegedly Spying on Children, Addicting Users

Texas said Netflix has for years falsely represented to consumers that it did not collect or share user data, when it actually tracked viewing habits and preferences and sold the data to commercial data brokers and advertising technology companies, making billions of dollars a year.

Privacy professionals

Privacy technologies

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

3 months ago

The Bill to Hand Parenting to Big Tech | EFFector 38.2

Lawmakers target children's mental health and internet access while relying on Big Tech for solutions, prompting concerns about parental control, privacy, and surveillance.

US politics

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

4 months ago

Congress Wants To Hand Your Parenting to Big Tech

The Kids Off Social Media Act would shift control over children's social access from parents to technology companies despite existing platform age restrictions and COPPA.

New York City

fromGothamist

8 months ago

TikTok, Instagram may request selfie to verify age under proposed NY rules

New York may allow social platforms to verify ages with selfies, videos, IDs, or other methods to restrict algorithmic feeds and late-night notifications for minors.

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