Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law three of the most important child protection laws before legislators in Sacramento this year. With the enactment of 10 related laws also signed today, California has set a strong new standard for the protection of children online.

Seven in ten American teens use AI for their homework. Is that smart? Or is it undermining their learning and growth? We have resources to help parents, kids, and teachers decide.

Students who use ChatGPT finish their homework faster. But they miss the point of the assignment: Learning the material.

An internal report obtained by Bloomberg revealed that TikTok used millions of its users as unwitting test subjects. One of those users, who was fed a constant stream of videos about suicide, depression, and self-harm, took his own life. He was 16.

OpenAI produced a splashy rollout of ‘ChatGPT For Teens’ yesterday, a product intended for kids age 13 to 17. The new chatbot includes a number of features required by recently enacted state chatbot safety laws. We have a complete guide.

About one in five young people use AI chatbots for emotional support and mental health advice. Stanford researcher Caroline Figueroa asked them why.

A group of high school students gathered in Boston recently to create a one-of-a-kind document: A Congressional bill to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in school classrooms. What they came up with is remarkable.

Massachusetts lawmakers are moving two bills concerning kids, addictive algorithms, and the use of digital devices at school.

With schools letting out across the country, this is a good time for parents to check up on their kids’ digital safety. Here’s a five-step plan to set your family up for a happy and healthy summer.

Alarmed by the release of untested and developmentally harmful chatbot toys, legislators in New York and California have proposed a five-year moratorium on their manufacture and sale.

A survey of 1,000 girls ages 5-13 found that 65% viewed AI as a friend, while 51% of girls ages 11-13 have asked AI for help when they felt sad, anxious or lonely.

Twenty years of research on the impact of digital technology on kids has led Dr. Katie Davis to advocate for regulation around AI and youth.

The recently released documentary is garnering rave reviews from parents and AI policy-makers, so two of our Transparency Coalition experts gave it a watch recently. Their verdict: Two thumbs up!

The third in a series of landmark liability trials is opening this week in federal court in Oakland, California. In the first two trials, jurors found Instagram and YouTube liable for addicting and harming kids. What’s it all about? We have concise answers in clear, plain language.

The National Parent Teacher Association has ended its partnership with Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, due to revelations that have come to light as part of a series of landmark child-safety lawsuits.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is all-in on the company’s surveillance glasses. The company has plans to embed AI facial recognition into the next version of its Ray-Bans, which could afoul of COPPA, the federal law protecting kids’ data.

While conducting research for an upcoming Netflix project on AI, Gordon-Levitt spoke with people inside the tech world, as well as academic researchers and policy experts. What he learned alarmed him enough to speak out.

Last month a researcher looked into the security of a Bondu AI toy like the one pictured above. He gained access to personal data and more than 50,000 children’s chats using nothing more than a Gmail account.

A majority of adults expressed support for age verification requirements around companion chatbots, while only 4% supported the idea that children do not need to be protected online.

Today’s AI-driven plushies, dolls, action figures, and robots use sophisticated technology to interact with children like a trusted friend. It’s the same untested, unsafe AI tech behind ChatGPT.