child safety

OpenAI launches dedicated ChatGPT for teens globally

OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled ChatGPT for Teens, a dedicated version of its chatbot designed for users aged 13 to 17 that includes parental controls, mental health safeguards, and tools meant to encourage critical thinking over quick answers. The product will…

Meta approved ads with AI-generated child abuse imagery, WIRED reports

Meta reviewed, approved, and ran more than 50 paid advertisements containing AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads over a nine-month period, according to an investigation by WIRED based on research from the Tech Transparency Project.

EU finds TikTok breached child safety rules for third time

The European Commission on Friday issued preliminary findings accusing TikTok of violating the EU's Digital Services Act by failing to adequately protect children's privacy, the latest in a series of enforcement actions against the ByteDance-owned platform over its treatment of…

France bans social media for children under 15

French lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first country in Europe to impose such a restriction and joining a growing global movement to limit young people's exposure to…

MIT method detects AI models trained on child abuse imagery

Researchers at MIT, Boston University, and the child safety organization Thorn have introduced a technique that can identify whether an open-source AI model has been fine-tuned to produce child sexual abuse material, all without generating a single image. The method,…

UN chief calls for ‘killer robot’ ban at first global AI dialogue

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned Monday that artificial intelligence is "advancing at runaway speed" and called for sweeping global governance measures — including a ban on lethal autonomous weapons and new protections for children — as 193 nations gathered in…

UK bans under-16s from TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that the United Kingdom will ban children under 16 from accessing major social media platforms, calling it "a big moment for our country" in what the government described as the most far-reaching…

UK to ban under-16s from social media this week, Nandy says

The UK government is expected to announce a ban on children under 16 using major social media platforms this week, with Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirming on Sunday that tech firms have had "more than enough time" to act on…

UK rejects White House warning against under-16 social media ban

The Trump administration has formally urged the British government not to ban social media for children under 16, submitting a response to a UK public consultation through the US Embassy in London that warned such restrictions could damage freedom of…

Apple unveils sweeping parental controls at WWDC 2026

Apple on Monday used the opening day of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to preview a broad set of new parental control and child safety features coming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac later this year, as child safety advocates staged…

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EU finds Meta failed to block under-13s from Instagram, Facebook

The European Commission on Wednesday issued preliminary findings that Meta violated the Digital Services Act by failing to stop children under 13 from using Facebook and Instagram, escalating one of the bloc's most closely watched enforcement cases against a major…