Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

Let's face it: Social media can feel like a minefield. Between oversharing personal details, friend requests from strangers and sneaky scams sliding into your DMs, it's easy to put yourself at risk ...

Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have already begun disabling users' ...

Social media algorithms are designed to be addictive, especially for children, and can expose them to harmful content. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aims to hold social media companies accountable ...

U.K. online safety regulators Ofcom and the Information Commissioner's Office have called on social media firms to better protect children online. They've urged social media firms to enforce stricter ...

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., Jon Husted, R-Ohio, and Katie Britt, R-Ala., introduced new child safety legislation on Monday that aims to grant parents expanded access to protect their children who use ...

Online safety advocates hope landmark trial verdicts this week can bring change to social media platforms they have warned about for years, after juries found Meta (and YouTube in one case) ...

The UK government is considering whether to ban under-16s from accessing social media, alongside a series of other measures intended to protect young people’s well-being. This includes proposals to ...

While most youth around the world are happier today than they were 20 years ago, it’s not true for the United States, other English-speaking countries and parts of Western Europe. That’s according to ...