For kids with access to digital devices and Internet connectivity, artificial intelligence (AI) is almost impossible to avoid. Generative AI is embedded in search results, social media feeds, video games, education technology, and even toys.

Many countries have begun implementing laws around online age verification, with the goal of keeping youth safe from adult content. However, the lack of informed discussion about the risks to privacy and security could leave adults and youth alike in unexpectedly vulnerable positions.

Millions of Instagram users were left concerned over a potential data breach after they reported receiving a password reset email from the social media platform, despite not requesting a reset.

Parents have valid concerns about how online environments shape their children’s behavior. However, as the House Energy and Commerce Committee advances a comprehensive package of children’s online safety bills, the crucial question isn’t whether lawmakers should act, but how responsibility should be shared.

Creating and managing a positive digital environment for children has become a priority for parents, lawmakers, and technology companies. However, as proposals progress to develop solutions and implement protections, we must ensure that our approaches address parents’ concerns without creating additional issues from the extensive collection of minors’ data.

Age-verification laws may sound straightforward to some: protect young people online by making everyone prove their age. But in reality, these mandates force users into one of two flawed systems and both are deeply discriminatory.

The company that broke our children’s mental health is using misleading statistics to convince parents to support legislation that protects Meta from accountability