Rising concern over children’s online safety has led to calls for social media bans, but is this really the right solution?

Boeldt is a clinical psychologist with a background in child development. Her team found that nearly one in five children ...

The Children's Commissioner suggested social media advertising for children should be banned. Critics worry the rules would be a compliance challenge for tech platforms and could expand censorship.

Highly controversial legislation that would give the government significant control over broadcast media regulation was approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday, meaning it will ...

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On December 10, Australia’s long-awaited and much-heralded provisions governing social media use by individuals under 16 came into force. This regulation, which is widely described as banning ...

Spanish authorities will investigate the social media companies Meta Platforms Inc., X Corp., and TikTok to determine if the companies have spread child sexual abuse material generated by artificial ...

Another country has joined the battle against social media addiction, with Greece announcing restrictions for users under the age of 15. It’s no secret that social media can encourage addictive ...

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s proposed bill to dramatically alter the state of Israel’s broadcast media was set for its first reading in Knesset Monday, days after the Likud minister secured ...

Actor Damilola Ogunsi has expressed support for a social media regulation bill being discussed by lawmakers. Ogunsi believes that the current online discourse is harming society and argues that ...