23 result(s) for “Children”
On September 30, 2026, broadcasters and cultural institutions across Canada are staging special programming and community gatherings to honour residential school survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and centre Indigenous storytelling and healing.
The Danish government has published a draft bill that would set a national minimum age of 15 for access to certain social media and video sharing services. The measure, put out for public consultation, targets algorithmic recommendation and platform practices and is pitched as a child protection step ahead of planned EU rules.
The federal government renewed public-facing materials on the Safe Social Media Act, known as Bill C-34, on September 29, 2026, restating objectives and regulatory tools for protecting children online as scrutiny from privacy advocates and industry grows.
Popular actress and model Mousumi Mou has been announced as Ispahani Mirzapore Tea’s new two year brand ambassador and the host of the show Banglabid, a move that links a high profile celebrity with a cultural campaign to revive Bangla language interest among young viewers.
An exposure draft of Australia’s Online Safety Amendment includes a provision authorising the eSafety Commissioner and approved researchers to create so called sock puppet identities, including AI generated accounts, to observe, interact and post on online services. The clause has prompted renewed concern from civil liberties groups, legal analysts and social commentators about unchecked state use of covert accounts.
Beijing’s Cyberspace Administration published a 25-article draft on September 18, 2026 that would bar platforms from offering AI-powered “virtual relatives or companions” to people under 18 and require stricter age assurance and minors mode functions across games, social apps and generative AI services.
The European Commission has proposed banning children under 13 from social media and requiring parental supervision for 13- and 14-year-olds, while a privacy-focused age-verification system is being prepared for wider European use.
The European Commission has proposed preventing children under 13 from accessing social media while introducing stronger safeguards for young users, adding fresh momentum to the global debate over childhood, smartphones and online platforms.