On February 26, 2026, Michael Harris drove to Stevens Pass ski resort in Washington state — alone, chasing a powder day. He didn’t come home that night. But he did come home alive. And that was entirely down to an...
Instagram is rolling out a new safety feature: parents enrolled in the IG supervision tools will receive an alert if their teenager repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm quickly. The notification arrives via email, text, WhatsApp, or...
On February 18, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced a jury for the first time over allegations that his platforms were deliberately designed to addict children. A trove of damning internal documents, some revealed publicly for the first time, is laying...
If you’ve spent the last year fighting the urge to bury your child’s phone in the garden, you’re experiencing what we call the “Adolescence Effect.” A study of 500 parents found that Netflix’s drama Adolescence served as a brutal wake-up...
While smart trackers were initially popularized as tools for locating misplaced keys or wallets, the market is undergoing a fundamental shift toward protecting human life. According to the Smart Tracker Market Report, kids and senior safety solutions are projected to...
As we observe Data Privacy Week 2026, a startling reality has come into focus: privacy risks for children can start within the family. By the age of 13, the average child has more than 1,300 photos of themselves posted online...
If 2025 proved anything, it’s that the internet is no longer pretending childhood safety is someone else’s problem. This year saw governments flex regulatory muscle, police dismantle global abuse networks, and tech giants (although some reluctantly) redesign their platforms with...
This year, the must-have gadget under the Christmas tree isn’t a drone or a gaming console; it’s the cuddly AI companion. But before you click ‘Buy’ on that talking teddy bear, we need to have a serious, slightly alarming chat....
In 2026, mobile operators across Europe and the United States are actively phasing out legacy 2G and 3G networks to allocate spectrum for faster 4G and 5G services. While this benefits most smartphone users, it creates a significant risk for...