Ofcom has opened a formal probe into whether Meta properly assessed safety risks before launching Instagram Instants under the UK Online Safety Act.
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Discord is rolling out machine-learning age assurance that estimates whether users are teens or adults without requiring most accounts to submit ID.
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The EU Kids Act would ban under-13s from social media and require age verification via a privacy-preserving open-source app across 27 countries.
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Apple is rolling out new parental controls for iPhone, iPad and Mac, including website approvals, Screen Time changes and expanded safety tools.
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A Texas judge found TikTok liable for misleading parents about child safety controls, shifting the case toward penalties and possible restrictions.
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Meta must pay $567 million and change Facebook and Instagram protections for minors under a New Mexico court order it plans to appeal.
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Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store over reported CSAM, highlighting moderation failures and the distribution power held by app-store operators.
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Google plans to expand its Play Age Signals API globally, helping Android developers tailor app experiences without collecting exact birth dates.
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France will ban social media for children under 15, requiring nationwide age checks and raising privacy and platform compliance concerns.
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This week on the Lock and Code podcast…
There is a lot going on right now regarding the safety of kids online.
In the United States, the majority of state legislatures have passed age verification laws requiring a variety of websites to more rigorously verify the age of their visitors. In the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Spain, and Germany, lawmakers are considering bans on social media access for anyone under the age of 16—Australia passed its ban in 2025. In schools across the world, smartphones have been removed from classrooms, hallways, and cafeterias. And online, some of the most popular apps and video games with children, such as Discord and Roblox, have implemented default restrictions on what young users can find and who they reach.
But all this activity comes after rising crises at home, as an increasing number of behavioral researchers connect increased social media use with increased rates of depression, isolation, and suicidal thoughts. So, until real, societal change takes place, what is a concerned parent to do?
That’s what we’re trying to answer today.
Today, on the Lock and Code podcast with host David Ruiz, we bring back Anna Brading, editor-in-chief of Malwarebytes Labs and director of content and, perhaps most importantly, mother of three. With a long career in cybersecurity—and an equally long time spent reading, writing, and assigning some of the cybersecurity world’s most pressing headlines—Brading has a unique perspective on what is most dangerous to her children online.
Brading’s list of priorities is long, and includes improper image use, “online nastiness,” and Roblox, but she has a few rules and guidelines to help. She sets a one-hour-a-day video game limit on the weekends, restricts YouTube to a communal and monitored activity, and requests that no one share photos of her children online without her express permission. Importantly, she also reminds parents to trust their guts.
“If the norm now is mental health issues or online grooming or non-consensual porn or constant comparison, then I’m okay without my kids fitting in. I would say be radical, buck the trend, don’t do what everybody else is doing. Say no to things you don’t feel comfortable with.”
Tune in today to listen to the full conversation.
Show notes and credits:
Intro Music: “Spellbound” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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AI tools may better protect children online by detecting harmful content without the privacy risks of strict age verification laws.
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