OpenAI is backing California SB 1119, which would require age checks, safety protections, and audits for AI companion chatbots used by minors.

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Singapore is tightening social media age checks, with stronger safeguards planned for young users and more detailed platform rules still to come.

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France’s Constitutional Council blocked an under-15 social media ban, raising questions over free expression, age verification and online privacy.

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Florence just opened a digital addiction clinic for teenagers — and it points to the next phase of Australia's world-first social media crackdown.

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Google settled YouTube claims brought by a Florida teen, leaving Meta, TikTok, and Snap to face a July trial over social media addiction.

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