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One of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting children and families in a generation is currently bouncing back and forth between the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and it is heading back to MPs ne...

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The UK Government has today published guidelines aimed at providing parents with advice on how to manage screen-time for young children.

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A Los Angeles jury has found Meta Platforms and Google liable for contributing to the addiction of a young social media user, marking the first time major platforms have been held legally responsible for harms linked to ...

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AI-powered toys that “talk” with young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, according to a report that warns they are not always developed with children’s psychological safety in mind...

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Major sites and apps have been told they must enforce their minimum age rules with highly-effective age checks, as the UK's media and online safety regulator examines continued failings by services most popular among chi...

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In a high-stakes vote last night (March 9), UK Members of Parliament voted 307 to 173 to reject an outright ban on social media for children under the age of 16. The proposed amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Sch...

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In the coming weeks, Instagram will start notifying parents using supervision if their teen repeatedly tries to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time.

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