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TIME

October 9, 2025

Instagram Promised to Become Safer For Teens. Researchers Say It’s Not Working.

NYTimes

September 1, 2023

In Monitoring Child Sex Abuse, Apple Is Caught Between Safety and Privacy

Mashable

September 9, 2025

Apple's iPhone 17 launch met with protests by child safety advocates

Mashable

October 29, 2025

Character.AI to shut down chats for teens

Inside the Magic

September 30, 2025

Disney Says Its Characters Were Used To “Groom and Sexually Exploit” Children

Wall Street Journal

September 9, 2025

Apple Releases Thinner ‘iPhone Air,’ Seeking to Boost Upgrades With New Design

KTVU Fox San Francisco

September 9, 2025

Protesters block traffic heading to Apple unveiling

Motherly

September 8, 2025

New report shows AI bots are putting kids at risk—what parents can do now

Mashable

September 3, 2025

Character.AI unsafe for teens, experts say

The Washington Post

September 3, 2025

Fake celebrity chatbots sent risqué messages to teens on top AI app

GadgetBond

August 31, 2025

Investigation reveals Meta’s AI chatbots used celebrity likenesses without permission

Tech Crunch

August 14, 2025

Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids

The New York Times

August 11, 2025

Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online

The Epoch Times

June 24, 2025

245 Child Deaths Mourned, Social Media Reform Urged

TechCrunch

April 24, 2025

Parents who lost children to online harms protest outside of Meta’s NYC office

Bloomberg

April 24, 2025

Grieving Parents March to Meta NY Headquarters, Demanding Change

ABC7 News

April 24, 2025

Grieving families hold vigil outside New York City Meta office, demand more protections for kids

The Wallstreet Journal

December 22, 2024

Apple’s App Store Puts Kids a Click Away From a Slew of Inappropriate Apps

Washington Post

December 13, 2024

How we can better protect kids from online predators

Ars Technica

December 13, 2024

Apple hit with $1.2B lawsuit after killing controversial CSAM-detecting tool

NYTimes

December 8, 2024

Apple Sued for Failing to Curtail Child Sexual Abuse Material on iCloud

NYTimes

December 7, 2024

On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children

The Atlantic

September 12, 2024

Tech Leaders’ Unfounded Reasons for Pushing Social Media on (Other People’s) Kids

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