Children are getting smartphones and tablets at young ages, and there’s a growing requirement for teens and pre-teens to go online for school assignments and classroom projects. Add in gaming and kids ...

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A Case for Women presents new data about potential Roblox safety issues.

In January, chief executives of the top social media companies went before Congress to answer questions about online child exploitation. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, turned around during the hearing ...

Google on Wednesday announced a series of updates for its parental control software Google Family Link and a plan to test new machine-learning techniques to estimate users’ ages so it could apply more ...

Ubiquitous online video game Roblox is adding new content moderation tools designed to give parents greater control over how their children use the game. In an email sent to parents who manage ...

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TikTok is once again expanding its parental control options, launching new Family Pairing features that allow parents and guardians greater control over screen time and access to their kids' followers ...

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