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Brazil Orders Discord Live Streams Suspended After Teen’s Death

ANPD says Discord breached Brazil’s age‑verification law and must show child‑protection fixes before live video features can return.

Covington Man Convicted on 56 Felony Counts; Jury Recommends 972-Year Sentence

EU Says TikTok Fails to Protect Minors' Privacy Under New Digital Rules

Meta Will Notify Parents If Supervised Teens Discuss Suicide With Meta AI

eSafety Says Big Tech Failing to Stop Rising Sextortion of Young Australians

Survey Finds Rise in Social‑Media Travel Scams as Holidaymakers Grow More Cautious

Sixth Circuit Allows Ohio Parental‑Consent Rule for Under‑16 Social Media Accounts

Waleed Saeed Jailed for 16 Years for Snapchat Sextortion, Rape and Blackmail

X Admits Breach of Australian Online Safety Law and Is Fined A$650,000

Irish Panel Ends Child-Safety Hearings With Tech Giants’ Pledges

Ireland Opens DSA Probes Into Meta Over Alleged Dark Patterns in Facebook and Instagram Feeds

Meta Expands AI Age Checks on Instagram and Facebook in U.S., EU and Brazil

Meta Confronts Sweeping Child‑Safety Demands in New Mexico as It Widens AI Age Checks

Brianna Ghey’s Mother Demands Urgent Meeting After PM Saw Tech Bosses First

Nationwide Warns Sextortion Is Targeting Young Men in Their 20s

Starmer Summons Social Media Bosses to No 10 Over Child Safety

Study Finds X Recommended Pornographic Content to 13-Year-Old Test Accounts

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

Juries Fault Meta and YouTube Over Addictive Design That Harmed a Teen

Australia Opens Investigations Into Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat Over Under‑16 Ban