Australia Tells AI Chatbot Companies to Detail Child Protection Steps October 22, 2025 By Byron Kaye Australia has ordered four artificial-intelligence chatbot companies to explain their measures to protect children from exposure to sexual or self-harm...
Italian Families Target Facebook, Instagram and TikTok Over Child Safety October 8, 2025 By Giselda Vagnoni A group of Italian families has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, accusing the platforms of failing to...
OpenAI to Bring Parental Controls in ChatGPT After Teen’s Suicide September 29, 2025 OpenAI is rolling out parental controls for ChatGPT on the web and mobile, following a lawsuit by the parents of...
Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation July 25, 2025 By Emily Birnbaum The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on...
West Virginia Lawmakers Ban Smoking in Cars with Kids Present March 25, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, became the...
Critics Hit Marketing of Flavored Cannabis Products They Say Targets Kids January 20, 2023 By Bobby Caina Calvan When New York’s first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the chief of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management,...
Bill Would Require Front-View Safety Cameras for New Vehicles October 25, 2022 For several years now, new vehicles have been required to have rear-view cameras – a safety feature designed to help...
‘All Kids Buckled Up’ Legislation Passes Oklahoma House March 12, 2020 A bill that would strengthen seat belt laws for youth ages 8 to 17 has passed the Oklahoma House with...
Researchers Say Bounce Houses Raise Heat Safety Concern August 10, 2016 Heat safety issues in bounce houses can put children in danger, according to a new University of Georgia study. Expanding...
New Vermont Law Makes Child Safety Priority June 17, 2015 By Wilson Ring Vermont’s new child safety law shifts the state’s priority in protecting children to their well-being from an imperative to reunite...