Even a brief review of the App Store revealed more than 200 “risky or inappropriate” apps rated as ok for children, according to a new report. They had collectively notched up more than 550 million ...

Under the bill, app stores would be required to securely verify users’ age and, for underage users, require app stores to get ...

The Alabama House passes HB161, empowering parents to control children's digital access and protect them from harmful app ...

To protect kids online, Apple announced a revamp of how their Apple Accounts are created and handled and what content they can see on the App Store. According to a paper published on its Developer ...

As Apple unveils its AI-powered iPhone, concerned parents and online safety advocates are demanding that CEO Tim Cook step up efforts to protect kids from dangerous content in the App Store, The Post ...

Apple’s App Store is hosting hundreds of inappropriate apps that are rated as suitable for children as young as 12, according to a new report. Nonprofit organizations Parents Together Action and Heat ...

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 ...

Google has its own ideas about what kids online safety legislation should look like. Google has its own ideas about what kids online safety legislation should look like. is a senior policy reporter at ...

Did you ever use a fake ID to buy liquor, or get into a bar? The question is worth thinking about as Rep. John James’s “App Store Accountability Act” continues to make its way through Congress.

House Bill 161 would require parents to give app store providers consent for their kids to download, buy or make in-app ...