Meta, Snap and Roblox commit to tougher anti-grooming measures in UK - Engadget
… YouTube told the BBC that it worked with child safety experts to ensure "industry-leading, age-appropriate" experiences for children. …
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Parents Can Now See What Their Kids Are Asking Meta AI About
… Hughes said parents should use whatever online parental controls are available, such as Meta's new Insights feature, but also should have frequent conversations with their children about online safety. …
Landmark verdict holds Meta and Google liable for addictive by design social media apps
… An amendment to the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect in July 2025, forcing online platforms which host content which may be considered harmful to children to introduce age checks. …
Meta sabotaged Instagram's end-to-end encryption rollout to justify killing it
… While the push to remove E2EE in the name of child safety and halting terror plans before they mature are moral reasons, the change also leaves users that value their privacy in the cold. …
A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
… After surveying nearly 1,300 children and their parents in the UK, the study revealed that approximately one-third of children have successfully evaded government-imposed restrictions on access to social networking sites. …
Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
… The announcement comes just days after a New Mexico jury found that Meta violated state law by misleading customers about the safety of its platforms and failing to protect children from child predators. …
Instagram is removing end-to-end encryption from DMs
… Law enforcement agencies, child safety groups, and governments across the US, UK, EU, and Australia have spent years pushing social media platforms to limit or remove encryption, arguing it shields criminal activity. …
Meta Platforms - Wikipedia
… 128 In 2026, the UK government ramped up scrutiny of social media companies. In a meeting with the executives of companies including Meta, Prime Minister Keir Starmer asked which steps they would take to ensure child online safety. …
Instagram - Wikipedia
… "Instagram wrongly accuses some users of breaching child sex abuse rules" . BBC News . ^ Randhawa, PJ; Lesniak, Leigh; Zachara, Ronald February 16, 2026 . "Meta users say false child‑safety flags led to sudden lockouts" . …
WhatsApp - Wikipedia
… 171 172 On 11 March 2026, WhatsApp launched parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, restricted to messaging and calling, due to safety concerns about the impact of social media and chat apps on children. …