Digital Safety
Updates
How Can Parents Protect Children Online Without Losing Their Trust?
The first 3A1Z Family Digital Safety Conversation brought together a Stanford researcher and two Virginia nonprofit leaders to talk about AI, social media, monitoring and trust. When a child runs...
Digital Safety
Bill Gates Warns AI Could Reshape Childhood. What Parents Can Do Now
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of children’s everyday lives. It helps with homework, answers questions, creates pictures, writes...
Digital Safety
Instagram Is Changing for Teens. What Will It Mean for Parents?
Meta’s new settlement will bring time limits, quieter school hours and stronger protections to teen accounts. But the...
Digital Safety
ChatGPT Is Rolling Out a Teen Version. What Parents Should Know
ChatGPT is beginning to automatically give teenagers a more restricted experience, with stronger safety protections and new tools...
Digital Safety
Meta Whistleblower Says Child Safety Came Second. What Parents Can Do Now
A former Meta safety leader told a federal court that protecting young users was often secondary to growth...
When a Teen’s Dark Online Behavior Becomes a Safety Question: Lessons From the Acton Case
A Massachusetts 17-year-old is accused of killing his mother and younger brother. Investigators say he had been using the internet and ChatGPT for searches...
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in Child Safety Case. What Parents Should Know
The New Mexico ruling goes beyond a financial penalty, ordering changes to how Facebook and Instagram handle young users. For families, the case raises...
France Approves Social Media Ban for Children Under 15
France becomes the first EU country to set a national age limit for social media. New accounts for under-15s are blocked from Sept. 1,...
Raising Daughters Across Cultures in a Changing Digital World: A Conversation with Patricia Kunje
In this conversation, 3A1Z Stories founder Khushnood Nabizada speaks with Patricia Kunje, a mother of two, experienced professional, and active member of the Malawian community...
UK Regulator Opens Formal Investigation Into TikTok’s Child Safety Measures
Ofcom will examine whether TikTok's age checks and content protections meet Online Safety Act requirements designed to keep children away from the most harmful...
Google’s AI Search Features Pose ‘Unacceptable Risk’ to Children, Safety Group Finds
Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute says Google's AI Overview and AI Mode missed signs of crisis, completed homework on demand and gave...
