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YouTube Sets 16 as Minimum Age for Solo Live Streams

Under-16 creators must stream with a visible adult co-host or face disabled chat plus possible broadcast removal under new safety protocols.

EU Launches Formal Proceedings Against Four Porn Sites for Inadequate Age Checks

Jugendschutz.net Report Reveals Alarming Surge in Online Sexualized Violence Against Minors

New Zealand Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-16s with Strict Age Verification

Sarah Ferguson Criticizes Ofcom’s New Online Safety Rules as Insufficient for Protecting Children

Children’s Commissioner Demands Ban on AI ‘Nudifying Apps’ Exploiting Teen Girls

Meta AI Faces Scrutiny Over Safety After Reports of Explicit Chats with Minors

Instagram Tests AI to Detect Teens Misstating Ages and Enforce Safety Settings

Union Leader Pushes for Statutory Mobile Phone Ban in English Schools

Meta Expands Teen Safety Features to Facebook and Messenger

Google Challenges Utah's App Store Age Verification Law

Tech Giants Criticize YouTube Exemption in Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban

Instagram Expands Teen Accounts with Enhanced Safety Features to India

UK Introduces Youth Internet Restrictions to Combat Online Radicalisation

Australia Enacts Social Media Ban for Under-16s, Prompting Global Debate

Australia's Proposed Teen Social Media Ban Faces Criticism

Australia Leads Push for Stricter Social Media Age Restrictions

Meta Introduces Stricter Instagram Controls for Teens

FTC Bans NGL App from Serving Minors in Landmark Settlement

Australia Considers Social Media Ban for Under-16s Amid Privacy Concerns