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Read up on the latest news and articles covering digital safety, curated by our panel of experts.

Mothers Against Media Addiction photo
Violence, bullying, suicide: It’s time to fight digital addiction in kids like drunk driving
AP News, 4/30/24
A child staring into a screen in a dark room
Gen Z mental health: The impact of tech and social media
AP News, 4/28/24
Two young boys using a cell phone
One in six school-aged children experiences cyberbullying, finds new WHO/Europe study
AP News, 4/27/2024
Ron DeSantis
New Florida law bans kids under 14 from social media
AP News, 4/27/24
Instagram logo
Instagram to blur nudity in messages in bid to protect teens
AP News, 4/11/24
Facebook app on screen
Most teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without smartphones, Pew survey finds
AP News, 3/11/24
Selfie Girl
Miami hospital warns about social media dangers for kids
Miami Herald, 2/1/24
Meta
Safe+Sound: Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Initiative to Combat Youth Mental Health Crisis
BNN Breaking, 2/1/24
Social Media Dangers
Nicklaus Children's Hospital launches initiative for social media safety for kids
NBC Miami, 1/31/24
Westfield
Snap endorses Kids Online Safety Act ahead of tech CEO hearing
The Hill, 1/25/24
Meta
UK parents worried about screens, but children say they now feel safer online
The Guardian, 1/25/24
Meta Doesn't Do Enough To Protect Children
Meta has not done enough to safeguard children, whistleblower says
The Guardian, 1/24/24
Smartphones Banned
What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation
The Guardian, 1/17/24
Self-Generated
Over 90% of child sexual abuse imagery is self-generated, data shows
The Guardian, 1/16/24
Video Games
Video gamers risking permanent hearing loss after exceeding permissible safe limits
The Guardian, 1/16/24
Meta
Meta will hide suicide and eating disorder content from teens as government pressure mounts
The Verge, 1/9/24
Westfield
New Jersey high school students accused of making AI-generated pornographic images of classmates
CBS New York, 11/2/23
Meta
Meta designed platforms to get children addicted, court documents allege
The Guardian, 11/27/23
TechGiants
Tech giants pool efforts to fight online child sex abuse
JapanTimes, 11/8/23
exmeta
Ex-Meta employee says his warnings of Instagram’s harm to teens were ignored
The Guaradian, 11/7/23
scams
Scams are targeting teenagers. Here's how to keep your kids safe.
The Washington Post, 10/30/23
New York
New York officials announce legislation linking mental health issues in teens to social media use
ABC News, 10/11/23
New York
Kids and teens are inundated with phone prompts day and night
ABC News, 9/26/23
Child Abuse
Pornography driving UK teens towards child abuse material, say experts
The Guardian, 9/26/23
Safety Law
UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
ABC News, 9/20/23
Book Social Media
Demonizing Social Media Isn’t the Answer to Online Safety
NYTimes, 9/11/23
Book Social Media
Is YouTube tracking your kids again?
Vox.com, 8/25/23
statelawmakers
Protecting kids online a top priority for state lawmakers
PluribusNews, 8/14/23
smartphone
So your tween wants a smartphone?
NPR, 7/12/23
techfirms
Tech firms to be forced to hand over data to inquests into child deaths
The Guaridan, 6/22/23
techfirms
No one knows exactly what social media is doing to teens
The Atlantic, 6/13/23
Tech Social Media Protections
Tech execs protect their kids from their own products. America’s children deserve the same
Fast Company, 5/24/23
Social Media Risks
Surgeon general issues advisory about social media risks for kids
Axios, 5/23/23
Teens
Teens say social media is stressing them out
NPR, 5/17/23
Social Management
Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
American Psychological Association, 5/9/23
Doctors
How physicians can help parents address kids’ social media use
American Medical Association, 5/5/23
Snooping
Where parental snooping is becoming the law
Politico, 4/11/23
china
How China takes extreme measures to keep teens off TikTok
TechnologyReview, 3/8/23