New age-verification laws and tools are designed for child safety on social media and the internet, but adults are in the ...

The internet has transformed nearly every corner of our lives. Commerce, communication, education, and civic participation have all flourished in the digital age. But while we’ve embraced these ...

Recent bipartisan privacy and online safety initiatives reflect growing concern over youth mental health, online exploitation, and manipulative digital design. Our ...

Bills that would seek to provide greater online protections for kids moved forward on both sides of Capitol Hill on Thursday, though a House measure was pulled back from a committee vote in a bid for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A computer user is asked by a website whether they want their cookies tracked. A website user weighs whether to accept or deny ...

Regulators are intensifying efforts to address the complex challenges of protecting children’s privacy and safety in an increasingly digital world. As experts warn of the psychological and ...

The Federal Trade Commission is encouraging companies to adopt age verification technologies by announcing it will not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.K.'s Online Safety Act took effect last Friday, putting age gates on content deemed unsuitable for minors, including ...