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| Aug 27, 2026 | Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion sett... |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Meta defends its child safety efforts but critics say the social media giant falls short | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its s... |
| Aug 18, 2026 | OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Meta Fired Two Researchers Who Told Congress Children Were Exploited in Its VR | By Adrian Parham
Published: Jul 23 2026, 6:46 AM EDT
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| Jul 13, 2026 | The AI Kids Cartoon Gold Rush Has a Hidden Tax: COPPA Cuts Revenue by Up to 80% | By Jerry Owens
Published: Jul 13 2026, 3:05 PM EDT
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| May 21, 2026 | US watchdog urged to probe Roblox over child safety and marketing | WASHINGTON, May 20 : Two children's advocacy groups asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate gaming platform Roblox, according to a letter shared with Reuters saying its design features and marketing techniques ar... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Especialistas exigem fim de vídeos infantis feitos por IA no YouTube | Conteúdo ruim gerado por IA tem inundado o YouTube Kids (imagem: Gabrielle Lancellotti/Tecnoblog) Resumo
Especialistas exigem que o Google proíba conteúdo gerado por IA no YouTube Kids.
O grupo também exige que, no YouTube comum, os vídeos ... |
| Apr 1, 2026 | YouTube Faces Backlash Over AI Videos Targeting Kids | As AI-generated content spreads across YouTube, organisations and experts in the US, including the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Black Child Development Institute – are demanding YouTube protect children from “AI slop.”
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| Apr 1, 2026 | Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from ‘AI slop’ videos | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer
Advocacy groups and experts condemned YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children.... |
| Feb 20, 2026 | National Parent Teacher Association breaks ties with Meta amid child-safety trials | The National Parent Teacher Association is not renewing ties to Meta amid the social media giant’s series of landmark child-safety court cases.
Yvonne Johnson, the president of the nonprofit, said in a letter to members that the organizatio... |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with ... |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writers
They’re cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship — but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to c... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content | By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta announced on Tuesday. Related Articles
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| Sep 25, 2025 | Instagram’s ‘deliberate design choices’ make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report finds | By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Despite years of congressional hearings, lawsuits, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the dangers of Instagram, Meta’s wildly popular app has failed to protect children from h... |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to Congress | By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.
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| Apr 14, 2023 | Facebook parent company urged keep minors out of metaverse | The metaverse is no place for kids, according to a group of more than 70 advocates for children's rights and online privacy. Those concerned are asking Facebook's parent company, Meta, to abandon its plans to attract young teens onto its Ho... |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Mark Zuckerberg shouldn’t allow minors into metaverse, safety experts say | More On: meta
Meta faces ‘morale crisis’ as top execs work from other countries during layoffs: report Workers at Meta say they got paid to do zilch: ‘Hoarded us like Pokémon cards’ ‘Year of efficiency’: Zuckerberg slashes Meta bonuses, ste... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Researchers Claim that TikTok's Algorithms are Promoting Self-Harm, Eating Disorders Amongst Young Users | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 15 December 2022, 02:12 am
According to a report released on Wednesday, Dec. 14, TikTok's algorithms are encouraging videos on self-harm and eating disorders to young users.
AP reports that TikTok accounts for fic... |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Children’s rights groups call out TikTok’s ‘design discrimination’ | Research examining default settings and terms & conditions offered to minors by social media giants TikTok, WhatsApp and Instagram across 14 different countries — including the U.S., Brazil, Indonesia and the U.K. — has found the three ... |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Facebook Under Fire For Lying About Ads Targeting Teenagers | According to recent reports, Facebook continues to collect ads data on children and teenagers. The company, meanwhile, has recently made changes to its advertising systems that change how advertisers can access young people.
Facebook, known... |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Facebook accused of continuing to surveil teens for ad targeting | The adtech giant formerly known as Facebook is still tracking teens for ad targeting on its social media platforms, according to new research by Fairplay, Global Action Plan and Reset Australia — apparently contradicting Facebook’s announce... |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Facebook ‘pauses’ plans on Instagram for kids after child safety backlash | More On: instagram
Facebook saw ‘tweens’ as ‘untapped audience,’ considered targeting playdates: documents Disgraced ex-Gov. Cuomo spotted fishing with one friend that can’t leave Facebook says Instagram makes teen girls feel better after d... |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Facebook ‘pauses’ plans on Instagram for kids after child safety backlash | More On: instagram
Dominatrix hypes fetish workout wear: ‘Men love me, women hate me’ Influencer who shares name with ‘Libs of TikTok’ creator blames cyberbullying on Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz slammed as ‘hypocrite’ for ‘doxxin... |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Lawmakers are going after Facebook's development of Instagram for kids, after a report showed it knew the social media app is toxic for teen girls | Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers are calling on Facebook to stop making Instagram for Kids.
They're incensed by an investigation that showed Facebook knew Instagram usage is harming teenage girls.
Instagram for Kids has received bac... |