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Prince Harry Meets Bereaved Families in Los Angeles as First Jury Trial Over Alleged Social Media Design Harms Begins

Harry and Meghan said the case is a pivotal test of whether platforms intentionally built addictive features that harm children.

Meta, TikTok, Snap and Others Sign On to Independent S.O.S. Teen-Safety Ratings

Jury Selection Begins in New Mexico Trial Accusing Meta of Enabling Child Exploitation

Snapchat Expands Family Center With Screen-Time Breakdown and New-Friend Trust Signals

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

Princess of Asturias Foundation Warns of Fake Accounts Soliciting Money in Princess Leonor’s Name

FBI Probes Sextortion Targeting That Preceded 15-Year-Old’s Death in West Virginia

Rakul Preet Singh Moves to File Cybercrime Complaint Over Online Impersonation

House Panel Unveils 19-Bill Kids Online Safety Package, Rewrites KOSA

European Parliament Backs 16+ Social Media Age Limit in EU Non‑Binding Vote

Federal Grand Jury Indicts L.A. Childcare CEO on 16 Counts in Child Exploitation Case

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

Barthimaus Ehiemere Jailed for 22 Years for Grooming and Raping Boys

Online Grooming Offences Reach Record 7,263 in UK, Nearly Double Since 2018

Ex-NHS Executive Jailed for 28 Years and a Month for Snapchat Grooming, Child Rape and AI Abuse Images

Social Media Apartment Scams Spread as Impostors Hijack Real Listings

Discord Expands Family Center With Weekly Activity Views and New Parent Controls

Pair Who Used Grindr to Target Men Convicted in London Burglary and Fraud Spree

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

Instagram Sets PG-13 Defaults for Teen Accounts in Initial Rollout