Gaming and social media platforms are taking steps to identify teen users and ensure they don't see inappropriate material. Some privacy advocates have concerns.

Recent incidents involving children being hit by vehicles in Savannah are raising concerns about safety on city streets, ...

Common Sense Media and OpenAI announced a California initiative they say would, if voters approve, establish the strongest ...

With the Texas app law on hold, parents say online safety now depends on parental controls, limits and conversations at home.

In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose that the default setting for online platforms should ban ...

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee advanced a slate of 18 kids’ online safety bills to the full panel Thursday despite Democratic opposition to key legislation that could complicate the effort ...

Legislation that would require social media platforms to implement policies to prevent certain harms to minors was advanced Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Commerce, ...

Social media could be draining children of their ability to concentrate, a new study says. Children who spend a lot of time on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter or Messenger gradually ...

The Children's Safety Center is hosting a Holiday Open House to bring in donations and give families a good time. Trump's ‘quiet, piggy' jab at a female reporter is much more than a personal insult ...

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reported on the growing concerns surrounding Character AI, an app and website that allows users to interact with AI-generated chatbots, some of ...

Parent and student advocates hold signs of loved ones and messages to pass the initial Kids Online Safety Act in May. Credit: WebEx The latest version of the Kids Online Safety Act in the U.S. House ...

All the good intentions in the world can’t combat ugly numbers. And the data on Washington children who died while known to be in unsafe homes begs for a state response tougher than There is no child ...