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Massachusetts Governor Proposes Two-Hour Caps and Addictive-Feature Shutoffs for Minors on Social Media

Filing the plan in a supplemental budget signals a push for platform design changes over blanket bans.

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Australia Opens Probes Into Big Social Apps Over Under-16 Ban

Australia Targets Major Platforms Over Under-16 Social Media Ban Failures

Apple Rolls Out Device-Level Age Checks for UK iPhones

Ofcom Fines 4chan £520,000, Orders Age Checks by April 2

Australia Puts Roblox on Notice as Minister Seeks Urgent Meeting and Regulator Tests Child-Safety Pledges

Australia Says Social Platforms Removed 4.7 Million Under‑16 Accounts in First Month of Ban

Watchdog Reports Record Online Child Abuse as AI-Generated Videos Surge in 2025

Ofcom Fines AVS £1 Million Over Weak Age Checks, Sets 72-Hour Deadline

Australia Blocks Three 'Nudify' AI Services After eSafety Enforcement

Ofcom Issues Guidance Urging Tech Platforms to Curb Online Misogyny and Intimate‑Image Abuse

Ofcom Fines AI ‘Nudification’ Site for Age-Check Failures as It Opens Probes Into 20 Porn Sites

House Judiciary Chair Presses Australia’s eSafety Chief to Testify on Alleged Threats to U.S. Speech

Ofcom Issues First Online Safety Act Fine to 4chan, With £100-a-Day Penalties

Federal Court Fines Antonio Rotondo $343,500 in Landmark Deepfake Abuse Case

EU Backs Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Law as Regulator Presses 16 More Platforms to Self-Assess

Ofcom Opens Probes Into 22 Porn Sites Serving 8 Million UK Users Over Age Checks

Australia Registers Enforceable Online Safety Codes Targeting AI Chatbots and Harmful Content

Singapore Issues First Online Harms Order to Meta Over Facebook Impersonation Scams

Arcom Reviews Bounty’s Reply as Probe Into Coco Successor Intensifies