History’s first “digital natives,” members of Gen Z, are experiencing such acute levels of emotional strain and depression that Jonathan Haidt has described them as “the anxious generation.” The ...

Meta has spent more than a year advocating for new laws requiring app stores to give parents control over kids’ app downloads, and just saw an early victory in the ...

Even a brief review of the App Store revealed more than 200 “risky or inappropriate” apps rated as ok for children, according to a new report. They had collectively notched up more than 550 million ...

In 2024, a 14-year-old boy from Florida was lured into taking his own life through the app Character.AI, where a chatbot sent him sexual messages and responded to his suicidal thoughts with ...

As Apple unveils its AI-powered iPhone, concerned parents and online safety advocates are demanding that CEO Tim Cook step up efforts to protect kids from dangerous content in the App Store, The Post ...

Did you ever use a fake ID to buy liquor, or get into a bar? The question is worth thinking about as Rep. John James’s “App Store Accountability Act” continues to make its way through Congress.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the App Store Accountability Act yesterday, mandating stricter controls on mobile app marketplaces to protect minors from online predators and safeguard their ...

A proposed federal bill, the App Store Accountability Act, is legally vulnerable and could face the same constitutional challenges as a similar Texas law.

Alabama parents are right to be alarmed about what their children encounter online. Anxiety, exploitation, compulsive spending, and exposure to adult strangers are documented realities with ...

The federal App Store Accountability Act would create a national standard for age verification and parental consent. Tennessee has already implemented phone bans in schools, but further protections ...