New York plans to ban smartphones in schools, allowing basic phones only
Kids, and some parents, are unlikely to be pleased
The UK could ban the sale of smartphones to kids under 16
Most parents would approve
Roblox says is not exploiting children, just helping teens that might need it
Most of the creators are 18 or older, the game platform assures
FTC denies rating board's suggestion for age verification system
Editor's take: The ESRB has one job: rate games by maturity level based on content. So why did it involve itself in a proposal to add a new age verification system for parents to use to provide consent for data collection on their children? All that did was confuse the public about what facial age estimation is and how it would be used, leading to it getting shot down by the FTC.
Florida bans children under 14 from holding social media accounts
Older teens will require parental consent to be on social media
13-year-old wins science fair for attempting to demonstrate Archimedes' fabled "Death Ray"
The teen had an 'Eureka!' moment with just four pieces of glass and a lamp
First students, now teachers: Educators are using ChatGPT to grade kids' work
Hey, teacher, leave them kids alone
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's message to kids: generative AI means you don't need to learn coding
"Everybody in the world is now a programmer. This is the miracle of artificial intelligence"
Mark Zuckerberg seeks to avoid personal liability in social media addiction lawsuits
Zuck: Just because I'm boss doesn't make me liable
Most kids want game currencies and subscriptions instead of physical titles for Christmas
Are boxed games going the way of the VHS?
Over 40 U.S. states are suing Facebook for harming children's mental health
The bipartisan group of attorneys general are seeking substantial civil penalties
Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok
Kids officially don't like Facebook
Federal judge orders injunction against California's online child safety law
"...the provisions of the CAADCA ... do not pass constitutional muster"
China wants to severely limit young people's mobile use and internet access
To as little as 40 minutes per day
Under-18s loot box crackdown: UK announces new restrictions
New Industry Principles have been announced to protect players
FBI rescues abducted girl with the help of a Nintendo Switch
Online tracking saves the day
Tech companies will be forced to hand over deceased children's data to UK parents and coroners
"This is an important day for bereaved families affected by online harms"
Microsoft will pay $20 million for violating children's online privacy on Xbox
"Yes, we were always thinking about the children - because of a technical glitch"
Study shows YouTube is recommending gun videos to young gamers
Google has spent years trying to fix YouTube's algorithm
American Psychological Association issues guidelines to limit the potential harm of social media on children
Experts says social media consumption for youth should start with parental "screening, monitoring and training"
Facebook is trying to shake off its 'old person's platform' image
Is Facebook the web equivalent of an adult diaper?
Senators tell Zuckerberg to keep the metaverse an adults-only space
Another blow for the struggling Horizon Worlds app
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