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OpenAI Publishes Child Safety Blueprint to Curb AI‑Driven Child Exploitation

The nonbinding plan points industry and lawmakers to concrete steps that curb AI‑driven child abuse.

Jury Verdicts Find Meta and YouTube Liable for Youth Harms Tied to Addictive Design

Jury Deliberates in Bellwether Trial Over Instagram and YouTube Design Harms

9th Circuit Partially Revives California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code, Leaves Key Limits Blocked

Newcastle Man Gets Six Years for Grooming 14-Year-Old on Snapchat

Poland Unveils Draft Plan to Ban Social Media for Under‑15s by 2027

Spain Seeks Prosecutor Probe of X, Meta and TikTok Over AI-Generated Child Abuse Images

OpenAI Unveils India Blueprint for Teen Safety, Prioritizing Protection Over Privacy

Global Moves to Restrict Kids’ Social Media Speed Up as Turkey Readies Ban and Europe, India Press Ahead

Maria Rita Parsi, Champion of Children’s Rights, Dies Suddenly at 78

TikTok and Snap Settle Youth-Addiction Suit as LA Bellwether Moves Forward Against Meta and YouTube

France's National Assembly Backs Social Media Ban for Under-15s in First Vote

Netflix’s ‘Evil Influencer’ Reaches No. 1, Recasting the Ruby Franke Case Around Jodi Hildebrandt

CBSE Withdraws Neerja Modi School’s Affiliation After Probe Finds Gross Child-Safety Violations

Safeguarding Review Rebukes Mossbourne Victoria Park for Harmful Discipline, Urges Ban on Shouting

New Wave of Federal Lawsuits Accuses Roblox of Failing to Shield Children From Predators

Mexican Lawmaker Unveils Rights-Based Plan to Curb Cellphone Use in Basic-Education Schools

Keerthy Suresh Named UNICEF India Celebrity Advocate for Child Rights

Ombudsman Finds PSNI Failures Let Alexander McCartney Offend While on Bail

Former Soldier Jailed for 24 Years Over UK-Wide Child Sextortion Campaign