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 ...

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 ...

In 2024, a 14-year-old boy from Florida was lured into taking his own life through the app Character.AI, where a chatbot sent him sexual messages and responded to his suicidal thoughts with ...

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 ...

A Kansas state senator argues that online app stores lack the safeguards found in small-town communities. The proposed App Store Accountability Act, or Senate Bill ...

Big Tech dropped its lawsuit against Utah’s App Store Accountability Act last week.

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There’s a law in the United States that says companies aren’t supposed to track young children, but they do it anyway. More than two thirds of the most popular kids’ iPhone apps collect and share ...