Google-backed measure would require adults to set up trust funds for children whose content generates compensation ...

Behind the scenes, AI slop — particularly AI slop created for babies — has become one of the easiest ways to make a killing online. And YouTube is particularly rife ground, as the video viewing ...

The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses social media’s “subversion of the ability to pay attention on a species-wide level,” how policymakers are intervening, and what more we should be doing ...

After a month of hearings, 12 jurors are set to decide on whether or not social media companies should be liable for harm caused to children using their platforms.

In the US, many parents report their children are using AI for school work. The encouragement for early childhood centers, ...

Many of us remember the halcyon days of being a kid in the ‘90s, spending a weekend afternoon with remote control in hand and a seemingly endless well of stuff to watch on TV. Now you can relive the ...

After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury will listen to closing arguments before heading to the deliberat ...

Age restrictions on content can be important to prevent young kids from seeing things that they probably shouldn't. It's the same idea as having an age restriction on a video game or a movie. When you ...

Google is investing in an animation studio to make AI YouTube videos for kids as they know that “AI slop” is a “problem” for the platform.

Animaj AI-generates videos based on existing kids' IP. Its co-founder claims to share your concerns about slop.

Britain's media and privacy regulators on Thursday demanded that major social ‌media platforms do more to keep children off ...

Google is investing in an artificial intelligence content studio focused on making videos for children on YouTube.