The video editing app may seem innocent but experts are concerned, especially with the lack of parental controls. Alicia Smith* and her partner consider themselves tech-savvy parents. They restrict ...

SPOKANE, Wash -- We used to warn kids about strangers in cars, but now, rather than a van driving down the street, the stranger danger is in the palm of their hands. New social media platforms are ...

(WTAJ) — Dave Sunday and 40 other attorneys general have circulated a letter to Congress urging them to pass the Kids Online ...

A view of the U.S. Capitol during a rally held in support of the Kids Online Safety Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec.10, 2024. A view of the U.S. Capitol during a rally held in support ...

Social media algorithms are designed to be addictive, especially for children, and can expose them to harmful content. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aims to hold social media companies accountable ...

For Safer Internet Day, a Texas safety expert explains why education and communication are better tools than bans for keeping ...

Advocates say KOSA is necessary to keep kids from being fed harmful content through algorithms, such as posts encouraging eating disorders or suicide. But opponents such as the ACLU have argued that ...

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aims to protect children online but raises concerns about free speech and government overreach. KOSA empowers federal agencies to define appropriate online content, ...

To protect kids, companies with large amounts of young users must move beyond quick fixes and design digital spaces where safe gaming is built into the core. For today’s kids, the playground is not ...