Florida lawmakers vote to restrict children’s access to social media
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – The Florida House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill aimed at barring children aged 16 and younger from social media platforms, following similar action…
Banning social media for children under 16. The UK thinks about how to do it
The UK is considering whether and how to ban the use of social media by under-16s. The news was reported by Bloomberg, which explained how Rishi Sunak‘s government is reflecting…
Utah sues TikTok, claiming app has harmful impact on children
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Utah sued Chinese-owned app TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of harming children by intentionally keeping young users spending unhealthy amounts of time on the short-video…
TikTok fined 345 million euros over handling of children’s data in Europe
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children’s personal data in the European Union,…
Denmark looks to curb collection of data on children by Big Tech
By Johannes Birkebaek and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark aims to raise the age limit for the collection of personal data from children by tech giants such as Google,…
Are video games good for children?
They certainly don’t cause damage to their brains. Scientists say No damage to children’s brains. Not even if they stand in front of the screen for hours or if they…
Google, YouTube content providers must face U.S. children’s privacy lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet Inc’s Google and several other companies of violating the privacy of children under age…
Adult parties being held in the online children’s game Roblox
Players create ‘condos’, online rooms where they discuss sex and use their avatars to engage in virtual sex Roblox, the hugely popular online children’s game platform, is used to hold…
BlackRock in talks with governments about investments to power AI
By Valentina Za ROME (Reuters) – BlackRock is in talks with various governments over ways to fund critical investments to support artificial intelligence (AI), including increasing the power supply, the…
Digital legacy: why you need to think about it
Digital legacy: Thinking about death is not the best thing to do in life, but sometimes it is necessary. You do it when you get older and think about the…