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Trust & Safety changelog
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Adult contentChild SafetyExtremismHarassmentHateMisinformationPrivacySelf-HarmSubstancesViolence
August 2024 | ||
| TikTok is launching its Sub-Saharan Africa Safety Advisory Council to protect children from threats. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
July 2024 | ||
| US Senate is passing a bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
June 2024 | ||
| Snapchat is rolling out new safety features aimed at protecting teens from unwanted contacts. Read more | WorldSnapchat | ProductChild Safety |
| New York is passing a bill banning social media platforms from using "addictive" recommendation algorithms for child users. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Spain is announcing measures to ensure parental controls on smartphones by default. Read more | Spain | RegulatoryChild Safety |
May 2024 | ||
| Nebraska is sueing TikTok fore exposing kids to harmful content. Read more | USTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
| Ofcom is publishing draft online child safety rules for tech firms. Read more | EU | RegulatoryChild Safety |
April 2024 | ||
| Meta is testing features that blur messages containing nudity to safeguard teens on Instagram. Read more | WorldMeta | ProductChild Safety |
March 2024 | ||
| TikTok is unveiling a global Youth Council,aiming at improving younger user safety. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
January 2024 | ||
| Florida is passing two bills that restricts minors from accessing certain social media platforms. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Meta is restricting teens from viewing content that deals with topics like suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders. Read more | WorldMeta | ProductChild SafetySelf-harm |
December 2023 | ||
| Sri Lanka is introducing a new hotline through which victims can report harassment of women and children. Read more | Sri Lanka | ProductChild SafetyHarassment |
| Ofcom is sharing new guidelines requiring platforms to use credit card checks and photo ID matching to confirm users are over 18. Read more | EU | RegulatoryChild Safety |
November 2023 | ||
| Australia is releasing new online safety standards to tackle terror and CSAM, including deepfakes created using generative AI. Read more or even more | Australia | RegulatoryChild SafetyExtremismMisinformationViolence |
| Ofcom is introducing its first guidance related to grooming for tech platforms on complying with the Online Safety Act. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| YouTube is launching new features to prevent harmful content exposure for teens. Read more | WorldYouTube | ProductChild Safety |
October 2023 | ||
| Discord is unveiling a system called “Teen Safety Assist” that will warn minors when they get a suspicious message. Read more or even more | WorldDiscord | ProductChild Safety |
| Microsoft is launching its Xbox Gaming Safety Toolkit for parents and caregivers in Singapore. Read more | SingaporeMicrosoft | ProductChild Safety |
| India is asking X, YouTube and Telegram to ensure any child sexual abuse material is removed from their platforms. Read more | IndiaTelegramYouTube | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Vietnam is alleging that TikTok is failing to block illegal content, including harmful content for children. Read more | VietnamTikTok | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Louisiana is rejecting a porn-industry group’s challenge to a law requiring age verification to enter pornographic websites. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
September 2023 | ||
| The Mental Health Coalition is launching the Safe Online Standards for Kids' Mental Health (S.O.S) initiative to create a rating system across platforms. Read more | World | ProductChild Safety |
| Snapchat is announcing new safety features such as In-app Warnings to protect teens from potential online risks. Read more | WorldSnapchat | ProductChild Safety |
August 2023 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan's Culture Ministry is requesting that digital censors block access to TikTok, worried by the availability of harmful content and the lack of age restrictions on the app. Read more | KyrgyzstanTikTok | RegulatoryChild SafetyViolence |
July 2023 | ||
| Singapore is introducing a new code of practice for social media platforms to ensure online safety. Read more | Singapore | RegulatoryChild SafetyViolence |
| UK lawmakers are agreeing that the Online Safety Bill should cover activities in the metaverse to protect children and vulnerable individuals from harmful content. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Discord is expanding its policies to address generative artificial intelligence that can create fake content and the sexualization of children. Read more | WorldDiscord | ProductChild Safety |
June 2023 | ||
| The UK is making last minute amendments to the Online Safety Bill, requiring pornographic sites to use age verification measures. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| TikTok is launching a new feature enabling parents to filter out videos they don't want their children to see. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
| TikTok is developing a youth council to build safety tools that are more effective for teenagers. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
| An amendment to the Online Safety Bill is giving Ofcom the right to force tech companies to hand over deceased children's data. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Texas is signing a bill banning kids under 18 joining social media sites without parental consent. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
May 2023 | ||
| The US are taking new steps to protect the privacy, safety and mental health of children online. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetyPrivacy |
| The EU is proposing a survivors' board aiming to fight the dissemination of child sexual abuse material online and offline. Read more | EU | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| US senators are reintroducing the Kids Online Safety Act to help protect kids from harmful online content. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
April 2023 | ||
| The US are proposing a bill that would set a national age limit, banning kids under 13 from using social media. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Texas is giving initial approval to a bill requiring platforms to protect minors from harmful content and give parents more control. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetyPrivacy |
| Brazil is introducing new social media restrictions over school violence content. Read more | Brazil | RegulatoryChild SafetyViolence |
| Arkansas is signing a bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Snapchat is launching new tools to improve its AI chatbot, including an age filter ensuring it responds according to the user's age. Read more | WorldSnapchat | ProductChild Safety |
| Canada is examining a bill requiring sites showing sexually explicit material to have valid age verification for users. Read more | Canada | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
March 2023 | ||
| Italy is temporarily banning ChatGPT over privacy concerns and lack of age verification. Read more | Italy | RegulatoryChild SafetyPrivacy |
| Yubo and the AFNOR Group are forming a working group to create a new safety standard on the prevention of risks and protection of minors on social networks. Read more or even more | WorldAFNORYubo | ProductChild Safety |
| TikTok is unveiling its updated community guidelines that will focus on improving content moderation on the platform and take effect on April 21st. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild SafetyMisinformation |
| Snapchat is publishing guidelines in its Family Center, detailing how content gets algorithmically recommended to minors. Read more | WorldSnapchat | ProductChild Safety |
| Texas is proposing a bill requiring platforms to protect minors from harmful content and to get parental consent before data collection. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetyPrivacy |
| Wisconsin is joining other states requesting court order for TikTok to comply with investigation into its communication practices. Read more | USTikTok | ProductChild SafetyPrivacy |
| Amazon Prime Video is signing an agreement with the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to produce age ratings for content. Read more | UKAmazon | ProductChild Safety |
| TikTok is setting a new default 60-minute daily screen time limit for minors. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
February 2023 | ||
| Singapore is examining a new Code of Practice seeking to remove harmful content from app stores. Read more | Singapore | RegulatoryAdultChild SafetyViolence |
| Australian e-safety commissioner is asking TikTok, Twitter and Google to hand over information on handling online child abuse. Read more or even more | AustraliaGoogleTikTokTwitter | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| UK is announcing that content generated by AI chatbots will fall within the Online Safety Bill's scope. Read more | UK | RegulatoryChild SafetyMisinformationSelf-harm |
| Tennessee is examining a bill asking phone manufacturers to track and block harmful content from minors. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild SafetyViolence |
| Arkansas is proposing a new bill requiring ID to access pornographic websites. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
| California is attempting for the second time to hold social media liable for addicting child users to their product. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| France is imposing age verification to block access to pornographic websites for minors from next September. Read more | France | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
| California is examining a bill targeting fentanyl and firearms sale and harm promotion to children on social media. Read more | US | RegulatoryChild SafetySubstancesViolence |
January 2023 | ||
| CNIL is warning that some age verification methods requiring face scans to access pornographic websites could be used for blackmail. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
| An amendment to the Online Safety Bill is calling for tech company executives to be liable for prosecution if failing to protect children online. Read more or even more | UK | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Louisiana is passing a new law requiring residents to provide proof of their age with an official ID to access pornographic websites. Read more | US | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
| TikTok is announcing creators are now able to restrict their videos to adult viewers. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
December 2022 | ||
| Apple is cancelling its plan to scan photos stored in iCloud to detect CSAM. Read more | WorldApple | ProductChild Safety |
November 2022 | ||
| The French government is creating a Laboratory for Childhood protection Online Charter encouraging knowledge sharing and new initiatives development. Read more | France | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Instagram is rolling out age verification using Yoti, a platform conducting facial feature analysis to estimate a user's age, but dropping social vouching. Read more | UKMeta | ProductChild Safety |
October 2022 | ||
| TikTok is introducing new and updated features and policies for its LIVE community. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
| Singapore is introducing a bill into Parliament to fight egregious and harmful online content. Read more | Singapore | RegulatoryAdultChild SafetyExtremismSelf-harm |
August 2022 | ||
| TikTok is said to be training its moderators to detect CSAM using graphic images and videos as a reference guide. Read more | WorldTikTok | ProductChild Safety |
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