Even a brief review of the App Store revealed more than 200 “risky or inappropriate” apps rated as ok for children, according to a new report. They had collectively notched up more than 550 million ...

Apple’s App Store is hosting hundreds of inappropriate apps that are rated as suitable for children as young as 12, according to a new report. Nonprofit organizations Parents Together Action and Heat ...

Pok Pok, a kids app that landed on Apple's 'best apps of 2023' list, does wonders for my adult anxiety. Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable If you have anxiety, you know more than anyone that it makes ...

As Apple unveils its AI-powered iPhone, concerned parents and online safety advocates are demanding that CEO Tim Cook step up efforts to protect kids from dangerous content in the App Store, The Post ...

History’s first “digital natives,” members of Gen Z, are experiencing such acute levels of emotional strain and depression that Jonathan Haidt has described them as “the anxious generation.” The ...

Apple's latest parental control updates make it easier than ever for parents to keep kids' online experiences safe and age-appropriate. With this update, Apple has simplified the process of setting up ...

Emma Liptrot has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Adam Kenneth Dubé receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Mitacs, ...

For more than a decade, two companies have controlled nearly everything about how Americans use their smartphones. Apple and Google decide which apps are allowed, how developers may earn revenue, what ...

In 2024, a 14-year-old boy from Florida was lured into taking his own life through the app Character.AI, where a chatbot sent him sexual messages and responded to his suicidal thoughts with ...