online safety

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Apps

Hinge is taking a fairer approach to account banning

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Security

Tea app disables DMs after second data breach exposed over a million private messages

Lauren Forristal

Jul 29, 2025

The Roblox app displayed on a smartphone

Gaming

Roblox enables parents to block experiences and friends

Lauren Forristal

Apr 2, 2025

Government & Policy

EU opens child safety probes of Facebook and Instagram, citing addictive design concerns

Natasha Lomas

May 16, 2024

Social

EU opens formal probe of TikTok under Digital Services Act, citing child safety, risk management and other concerns

Natasha Lomas

Feb 19, 2024

Social

Microsoft, X throw their weight behind KOSA, the controversial kids online safety bill

Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 31, 2024

a photo of outside Ofcom's office in London with glass windows

Government & Policy

Ofcom report finds 1 in 5 harmful content search results were ‘one-click gateways’ to more toxicity

Ingrid Lunden

Jan 30, 2024

Apps

Instagram’s new ‘nighttime nudges’ aim to reduce teens’ time on the app

Aisha Malik

Jan 18, 2024

Government & Policy

Google lobbies against legally mandated age verification for minors

Aisha Malik

Oct 16, 2023

Social

Roblox faces a new class action lawsuit alleging it facilitates child gambling

Taylor Hatmaker

Aug 18, 2023

Social

The surgeon general’s advisory on risks of youth social media use could shift the conversation

Taylor Hatmaker

May 24, 2023

Tinder scam alerts display on cell phone

Apps

Tinder and other Match dating apps will offer in-app tips on avoiding romance scams

Lauren Forristal

Jan 10, 2023

Media & Entertainment

UK’s Ofcom says one-third of under-18s lie about their age on social media

Ingrid Lunden

Oct 10, 2022

Social

Social media a factor in death of UK schoolgirl, inquest finds

Natasha Lomas

Sep 30, 2022

UK to change Online Safety Bill limits on ‘legal but harmful’ content for adults

Natasha Lomas

Sep 20, 2022

OnlyFans’s Ami Gan and Keily Blair join us at Disrupt for a SFW fireside chat

Lauren Simonds

Aug 26, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Twitch builds toward a ‘layered’ safety approach with new moderator tools

Taylor Hatmaker

Jul 21, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Meta adds voice controls for Horizon Worlds, which defaults to live chat with strangers

Taylor Hatmaker

Jun 13, 2022

Social media giants are failing women, finds Ofcom

Natasha Lomas

Jun 1, 2022

UK parliament invites Twitter-lovin’ Musk to talk ‘authenticating all humans’

Natasha Lomas

May 4, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Tech CEOs to face faster criminal liability under UK online safety law

Natasha Lomas

Mar 16, 2022

UK expands Online Safety Bill to cover scam ads and eyes wider reforms

Natasha Lomas

Mar 9, 2022

Media & Entertainment

UK wants to squeeze freedom of reach to take on internet trolls

Natasha Lomas

Feb 24, 2022

Google rolls out safety features across Google Fi, Google Assistant, Google One and more

Sarah Perez

Feb 8, 2022

Privacy

UK’s Online Safety Bill falls short on protecting speech and tackling harms, warns committee

Natasha Lomas

Jan 24, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Snapchat says it’s getting better at finding illicit drug dealers before users do

Taylor Hatmaker

Jan 18, 2022

UK lawmakers push for Online Safety Bill to have a tighter focus on illegal content

Natasha Lomas

Dec 14, 2021

Hardware

Meta’s Horizon Worlds is available in the US and Canada for 18+ users

Amanda Silberling

Dec 9, 2021

Privacy

Ireland-led GDPR inquiry into Instagram’s use of kids’ data inches on

Natasha Lomas

Dec 7, 2021

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