1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (381+ words) The ban " targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar " is expected to remove up to 7.2 billion calories'from children's diets each year, according to the health ministry.' Impacting ads airing before the 9:00pm watershed and anytime online, it will…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (340+ words) France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for children under 15 by next September, according to a draft law seen by AFP. The initiative is backed by President…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (676+ words) One recent day at Miami's international airport, Andy, age 6, was getting ready to fly to Guatemala." He was anxious, this was no year-end vacation to visit his relatives. Andy was moving to his ancestral country to reunite with his father,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (482+ words) Online discussion site Reddit launched a legal challenge Friday to Australia's social media ban on under-16s, just days after the landmark laws came into effect." This week, the country became the first to ban under-age users from a raft of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (394+ words) The outcome is that Iceland is ranked as the best location for raising children. Health is a relative and absolute concept so drawing comparisons between nations is not straightforward. Nonetheless, specific metrics can be applied to draw a level of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (372+ words) Instagram on Wednesday unveiled a new AI-powered feature that lets users view and adjust the algorithm shaping their Reels feed, calling it a pioneering move toward greater user control. The Meta-owned app is introducing "Your Algorithm," accessible through an icon…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (485+ words) Knowing when to introduce a smartphone to children is not an easy choice. Many children, of an ever younger age, are asking for mobile phones. However, a growing number of parents, at least in the U.S., are considering putting something more…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago  (431+ words) Online discussion site Reddit on Tuesday condemned Australia's imminent social media ban for under-16s as "legally erroneous" but said it would comply with the landmark crackdown. Australia's world-first legislation comes into effect December 10, curbing the globe's most popular social media…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (331+ words) TikTok said Friday it will comply with Australia's imminent ban on under-16s. TikTok said Friday it will comply with Australia's imminent ban on under-16s joining social media on the day it comes into force, but told users the changes "may…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (582+ words) Children scarred by the war in Gaza are undergoing a therapy programme using virtual reality headsets that transport the youngsters to a world far away from the destruction around them. The VR therapy is aimed at improving the children's psychological…...