Government regulation in Indonesia blocks under-16 users from major social media platforms starting March 28. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/indonesia-to-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16-march-28-nrnm731i?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Indonesia #SocialMedia #Ban #Children
Engadget: Alaska could be the next state to crack down on AI-generated CSAM and restrict kids’ social media use. “Alaska’s House of Representatives unanimously passed HB47, a bill that imposes sweeping limits on when and how minors use social media apps, along with bans on generating or distributing harmful deepfakes of children.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/06/engadget-alaska-could-be-the-next-state-to-crack-down-on-ai-generated-csam-and-restrict-kids-social-media-use/Exclusive: US investigation points to likely #US responsibility in #strike on an Iranian #girls' #school that killed scores of #children strike, sources say
#ForeverWars #war #Trump #WarCriminal #WarCrimes #Iran #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-investigation-points-likely-us-responsibility-iran-school-strike-sources-say-2026-03-06/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Ireland started a Pause Before You Post Awareness Campaign: sharing photos and videos of children online can lead to unintended oversharing of personal data, which, in the wrong hands, can have serious consequences. Wise initiative!
#socialmedia #video #photography #privacy #children #child #kids #safety #ireland
In the process, children engaged in sustained ecological investigation. They developed environmental vocabulary, risk competence and collaborative problem-solving. Families reported increased outdoor confidence beyond the service gate. Educators observed improved emotional regulation and dispositions for learning
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The FTC announced new guidance signaling that it will not pursue enforcement actions under the COPPA against certain websites and online services that collect personal information solely to verify a user’s age. #socialmedia #kids #children
https://newsmeapp.com/ftc-encourages-age-verification-tools-to-protect-children-online/
#Facebook #SocialMedia #children #OnlineSafety
'About 95% of Dr. Kimothi Cain’s patients are children, she testified, and about 90% of them use social media — mostly Instagram — which, in her opinion, has contributed substantially to the number of children being diagnosed with mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, body dysmorphia and eating disorders.'
Courthouse News Service: Virginia temporarily blocked from enforcing social media limit law. “The law, passed on a bipartisan basis in 2025, requires social media platforms to limit users under 16 years old to an hour of screen time per platform per day. The law allows parents to increase or decrease their child’s daily limit as they see fit. NetChoice, a trade association representing online […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/03/courthouse-news-service-virginia-temporarily-blocked-from-enforcing-social-media-limit-law/#Melania #Trump presides over historic session on #children in #conflict
source: news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1…
Digital learning is a vital lifeline for children in conflict settings. Robust protections, sustained #investment, and ultimately lasting #peace are needed to safeguard their right to learn.
Hey Melania, please don't forget to protect the kids in U.S., too!
#usa #america #uno #security #future #education #protection #bunnyhat #LiamConejoRamos #ICE #Politics #problem #fail #criticism #politics #meme #firstlady #whitehouse #government #responsibility #society #humanrights #police #war #terror #worldorder #warfare #generation #generationZ #ethics
Ars Technica: UK fines Reddit for not checking user ages aggressively enough. “A UK regulator today fined Reddit £14.5 million ($19.6 million) for not verifying the ages of users. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) alleged that the failure to check ages resulted in Reddit illegally using children’s personal information.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/02/ars-technica-uk-fines-reddit-for-not-checking-user-ages-aggressively-enough/American Mom’s Disbelief As She Compares Kid’s School Lunch in Italy to USA https://www.diningandcooking.com/2534261/american-moms-disbelief-as-she-compares-kids-school-lunch-in-italy-to-usa/ #children #diet #Eating #family #food #Italia #Italian #ItalianLunch #italiano #italy #kids #lunch #parenting #SocialMedia #tiktok
ICE is imprisoning sick #children in inhumane conditions with no oversight.
I really hope every ICE loser gets doxxed & cancelled.
✅ Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to #ICE #detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912
#trump
…documents recently viewed by The Atlantic show that behind the scenes, the company now known as #Meta was divided on whether protecting #kids should take precedence over user #growth & #engagement. For years, the company only incrementally rolled out restrictive #safety features, even as its own staff detailed the #risks its platforms posed to #children.
#SocialMedia #law #regulation #moderation #CorporateResponsibility #tech #accountability #MentalHealth
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/02/meta-child-safety-documents-instagram/686163/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxWSCYdKv4tQkSIEfVn-0u8k
Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils and paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others.
After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.
#News #ICE #DHS #Texas #Immigration #Children #Immigrants #Family #Art
Nearly half of high school students in Japan use generative artificial intelligence online in their daily lives, a new government report shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/students-ai-internet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #children #ai #socialmedia #internet #highschools #juniorhighschools #elementaryschools
Mother Jones: Leaked Documents Show Meta Cracking Down on Access to Abortion Information. “Leaked documents reveal that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has blocked its AI chatbot from discussing topics including abortion with minors—a blanket policy that contrasts sharply with the firm’s handling of child sexual exploitation claims, and that may also […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/26/mother-jones-leaked-documents-show-meta-cracking-down-on-access-to-abortion-information/🗣️ Making Buddhist Families in Modern Taiwan (A ✨NEW✨, free, 64-minute podcast)
Tags: #Modern #China #Children
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/literature-for-little-bodhisattvas_heller-natasha
A very critical issue affecting this generation, that cannot be ignored any longer: What does social media do to young brains?
A very illuminating and must-listen interview of Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar by Zubeda hamid. Published in In Focus by The Hindu:
https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU9807158408.mp3
#SocialMedia, #Addiction, #Children, #Teenagers, #Psychology, #Neurology, #Depression, #ADHD, #SuicidePrevention, #EmotionalWellbeing
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a trial that’s weighing a hot issue for both U.S. families and tech companies – whether social media is designed to be addictive and poses special risks for teenagers. #Meta #zuckerbert #Instagram #children https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/0218/zuckerberg-social-media-addiction-trial
AFP: German Chancellor approves of social media ban for minors. “German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is open to a social media ban for minors, he said Wednesday, following moves by Australia and other countries to keep young teens off popular platforms.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/19/afp-german-chancellor-approves-of-social-media-ban-for-minors/Mark Zuckerberg testified that it’s "very difficult” to enforce Instagram’s age limits as he sought to defend the platform during a landmark trial over social media addiction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/19/tech/zuckerberg-instagram-age-limits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #markzuckerberg #facebook #instagram #socialmedia #children #mentalhealth
#children #health #WA #USA #US
Patel, who also works as a pediatric hospitalist caring for newborns and premature infants, said the medical community views climate change as one of the greatest health threats facing children born today
https://mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-politics/trump-climate-policy/4205038
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
An internal study at Meta determined that parental supervision and controls have little impact on kids' compulsive use of social media. This was revealed during testimony at a social media addiction trial that began last week, one of several set to take place this year. Here's more from @Techcrunch.
