Technology ❯ Social Media

User Safety

Age Verification Age Restrictions Content Moderation Parental Controls Privacy Issues Child Protection Content Regulation Data Privacy Teen Accounts Regulations

Discord Will Require Age Verification for Full Access in Global Rollout Starting March

Discord touts on-device selfies with rapid ID deletion to ease privacy concerns after a vendor breach.

Meta and YouTube Face Juries as Two Trials Test Child Harm Claims

Opening Arguments Begin in LA and New Mexico Trials Over Alleged Youth Harm From Social Media

Snapchat Blocks 415,000 Under‑16 Accounts in Australia Under New Social Media Law

TikTok and Snap Settle Youth-Addiction Suit as LA Bellwether Moves Forward Against Meta and YouTube

French Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sending Bill to Fast-Track Senate Review

French Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sends Bill to Senate

French National Assembly Backs Under-15 Social Media Ban, Sending Bill to Senate

UK Lords Back Under-16 Social Media Ban as Government Opens Consultation

Australia’s Under-16 Ban Fuels 4.7 Million Account Removals as Europe Tightens Youth Social Media Rules

Meta Presses Australia to Rethink Under‑16 Social Media Ban After Blocking 544,000 Accounts

MeitY Warns Social Platforms to Remove Obscene Content or Lose Safe Harbour

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Shows Gaps as Malaysia Sets Trial of Age Checks

Switzerland Weighs Under-16 Social Media Curbs After Australia’s Ban

Families Sue Meta in Delaware Over Teen Sextortion Suicides, Citing Instagram Design Choices

South Korea Weighs Youth Social Media Limits After Australia’s Under‑16 Ban

Australia's Under‑16 Social Media Ban Draws Reddit High Court Challenge as Platforms Purge Accounts

Florida Attorney General Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures, Accuses Platform of Misleading Parents

Australia Orders Social Platforms to Detail Under-16 Account Purges After Ban Takes Effect

Australia Enforces First National Ban on Social Media Accounts for Under‑16s