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Meta to Limit Teens’ Time on Instagram and Facebook Under State Settlement

The agreement links mandatory teen safeguards to roughly $18 billion in payments pending judicial approval.

Twitch Launches Optional Family Center to Let Parents Block Teens From Streaming

Advocates Urge Schools to Drop Google After Common Sense Calls Search AI an Unacceptable Risk

Spotify Opens Managed Child Accounts to Free Users

Germany's Union Proposes Risk‑Based, Platform‑Specific Age Limits for Social Media

Google Brings Built-In Parental Controls to All Android 17 Phones

Apple Previews Child Accounts and Expanded Parental Controls for iOS 27

Apple Overhauls Screen Time With New Cross‑Platform Parental Controls

Researchers Reframe Youth Screen Risk Around Switching, Scrolling and Night Use

Instagram Widens 13+ Teen Content Controls Globally, Starting in India

WhatsApp Introduces Parent-Managed Accounts for 10–12-Year-Olds

YouTube Rolls Out Parental Timer for Shorts With Option to Block Teens’ Feed

Google Plans To Require Parent Approval for 13-Year-Olds To End Account Supervision

Parents in Mendoza Forge Pact to Delay Kids’ Smartphones to 13, Social Media to 16

Instagram Sets PG-13 Defaults for Teens With AI Enforcement and New Parental Controls

TikTok and Meta Urge Caution as New Zealand Probes Under‑16 Social Media Ban

EE Launches Under-18 ‘Safer SIMs’ Starting at £7 a Month

Sage Mobile iPhone Opens UK Pre-Orders at £99/Month With Apple-Backed Safety Limits

Apple Strengthens Parental Controls with iOS 26 Update

Study Links Rising Preteen Social Media Use to Increased Depression