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TV series takes intimate dive into teens’ smartphone life
Show premiering on Disney’s FX and Hulu offers a frightening but moving immersion into the online lives of Gen Z youths
Instagram, under pressure, tightens protection for teens
Teen Accounts is designed to give parents peace of mind
Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media
Government describes impact of social media on young people as a ‘scourge’
‘Don’t give smartphones to kids under 11’
UK mobile firm gives guidance to parents
Europol warns of uptick in AI-aided child abuse images
Volume of self-generated sexual material now constitutes a significant and growing part of child abuse sexual material online
EU divided over encryption-busting to stop child sexual abuse
While the EU already has a landmark law that aims to curb illegal online content, it does not apply to messaging apps
Should social media come with tobacco-style warnings?
Top US health official says social media is an ‘important contributor’ to the sweeping mental health crisis among young people
EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection
Commission believes platforms causing addictive behaviour in children
Quarter of UK five- to seven-year-olds have smartphone − study
Parental concerns as regards children having smartphones has increased but some are ‘resigning about their ability to intervene in their children's online lives’
Meta turns to AI to protect minors from ‘sextortion’
The IT giant operating Instagram and Facebook said it was testing an AI-driven ‘nudity protection’ tool that would find and blur images containing nudity