child safety

• Digital platforms are introducing new age verification systems to keep kids safer online. Lawmakers are taking it even further.
• Predator catcher Schlep is teaming up with one of YouTube’s favorite lawyers to escalate Roblox feud

  Law By Mike and Schlep have teamed up as they prepare a lawsuit that will attack Roblox's implicit protection of child predators.

  
• Roblox establishes council to help teens protect their own

  The aptly named Teen Council will bring together up to 15 teenagers ages 14-17 from across the U.S. to "serve as advocates for digital well-being and advisers on civility," Roblox says. These teens will spend five months collaborating with Roblox's internal teams, giving their opinions and advice about user safety, current and future platform features, policies, and user resources.

  
• An FTC complaint about TikTok’s child safety policy is becoming a Department of Justice lawsuit

  The FTC referred a complaint about TikTok's child safety to the U.S. Department of Justice. A new lawsuit will result from that action.

  
• The U.S. Surgeon General wants to put an official warning on social media apps
• YouTube details “existing, recently launched, and upcoming tools” that protect young users’ mental health
• TikTok, Meta CEOs take heat from Congress in contentious Capitol Hill hearing on child safety
• Sexual predators are using Twitch’s Clips feature to prey on underage streamers
• The CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord are coming to D.C. to discuss child safety
• Toy Freaks Dad Reportedly Under Investigation For Disturbing Videos