CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to advance two online safety bills. Both are aimed at making the internet a friendlier place for children and teens. If passed, the bills would ban ads ...

After buying new supplies and clothes for your children as they returned to school this year, it's also important to think about their online safety. With technology being used in the classroom more ...

Meta is introducing additional safety features for teen users on its Instagram platform, including new safeguards in direct messaging aimed at preventing what the company calls "direct and indirect ...

The UK and US governments are jointly pledging to collaborate more closely on the issue of children’s safety online, after launching a new online safety working group to share expertise and evidence.

A group of leading major technology companies including OpenAI and Discord have raised more than $27 million for a new initiative focused on building open-source tools to boost online safety for kids.

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday launched an investigation into Alphabet, Meta, Elon Musk’s xAI, OpenAI and other firms over how they safeguard children and teens from potentially negative ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The internet can feel like a place where there is danger hiding in even the safest of places. A law enforcement agency and school system partnered together to help ...

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reported on the growing concerns surrounding Character AI, an app and website that allows users to interact with AI-generated chatbots, some of ...

The UK’s Online Safety Act became law in October 2023 with the aim to enhance online safety for all internet users, particularly children, by placing obligations on service providers that either host ...