Stacy Ann Sipes thought she had her daughter’s phone locked down. For her daughter’s first iPhone, at age 14, Sipes used Apple parental-control settings to block Instagram and Snapchat. After a ...

New Jersey kids deserve safer, smarter and more accountable digital spaces. Let's hold app stores to higher standards.

By Warren Binford and Jon Kruljac More than 50 years ago, Colorado led the world in combatting child abuse and exploitation ...

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 ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Lock iPhone apps with Face ID to prevent others from accessing.You can also hide apps in a secret ...

A parenting coach said it's a win for online safety. Apple is cracking down on kids using the App Store in Texas, and it's going to need parents' help. Due to a law passed in Texas, Apple said ...

And in an Ohio Senate committee hearing this week, lawmakers heard from supporters of two more age verification proposals. One has the backing of the tech giants who run app stores. The other has the ...

A groundbreaking law in Utah is poised to shake up how minors access apps. Earlier this month, Utah’s state legislature passed S.B. 142 (App Store Accountability Act), which requires major app store ...

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