Keywords: Online safety


AI decision models enter the content moderation field

Artificial intelligence is expanding into another area of digital platforms as decision models are increasingly being developed for real-time content moderation. US-based AI company Musubi has introduced PolicyLM-1.7B, a lightweight model designed to assess online messages against written moderation......

How ChatGPT predicts a user’s age and identifies accounts belonging to minors

OpenAI has provided more details about how ChatGPT’s age prediction system works, as the company expands measures designed to provide younger users with additional safety protections. The system is intended to estimate whether an account is likely to belong to someone under 18 and apply an age-appropriate......

TikTok removes more than 530,000 videos in Morocco during first quarter of 2026

TikTok removed 530,652 videos in Morocco during the first quarter of 2026 for violating its Community Guidelines, according to the platform’s latest enforcement data, highlighting the scale of content moderation on the social media network. The removals accounted for about 0.4% of all videos posted......

YouTube rejects calls to join Meta-backed child safety settlement

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has rejected the idea of the video-sharing platform joining a multistate settlement reached by Meta over allegations concerning the impact of social media on children and teenagers. Speaking to journalists during YouTube’s annual Made on YouTube event, Mohan said the company......

Moroccan children enter the digital world earlier as smartphone use and online risks rise

Digital technology is becoming part of childhood in Morocco at an increasingly early age, with smartphones, social platforms and artificial intelligence now firmly embedded in the daily lives of many children. A survey conducted by cybersecurity company Kaspersky and the Moroccan Center for Polytechnic......

EU weighs child social media restrictions while seeking to avoid Trump’s backlash

The European Union is considering tighter rules on children’s access to social media platforms, putting the bloc at the center of an increasingly sensitive debate over online safety, technology regulation and transatlantic trade relations. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is......

Social Media: How Algorithms Shape What We See Online

Behind every video suggested on TikTok, every post displayed on YouTube, or every piece of content recommended on social media lies an automated selection system. Designed to personalize user experiences and boost engagement, these algorithms are now at the heart of a political and scientific debate......

eBay removes gender prediction kits offered in India and launches internal investigation

The presence of kits that can predict the gender of a fetus on eBay raises questions about the platform's control mechanisms in India. After being alerted by Reuters to several listings accessible to Indian consumers, the company removed the concerned products and initiated an internal review of its......

New Zealand plans to restrict social media access for under-16s

New Zealand is preparing legislation that would prevent children under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, as the government seeks to strengthen online safety protections for young people. Under the proposed legislation, social media companies classified as high-risk would be......