Screen time stories
Australian children spent an average of 132 minutes a day on TikTok in 2025, topping global peers just before the under-16 social media ban.
Snap locks 415,000 suspected under-16 Snapchat accounts in Australia and renews calls for stricter app store-level age checks.
Australia's digital economy heads for a 2026 reset as collaboration, AI literacy and sovereign cloud reshape work, data and family life.
Australian parents report rising back-to-school stress, with many turning to printed planners and checklists to cut screens and calm mornings.
myFirst expands its kid-focused tech range and Circle app, offering smartphone-style features with tighter safety controls for families.
AI companions are edging into the mainstream, prompting doubts over whether digital pets could reshape - but not replace - traditional pet ownership.
Snapchat adds detailed screen-time and friend context tools to Family Centre, giving parents new teen safety insights without reading chats.
Zurich startup Sparkli exits stealth with USD $5m to launch a multimodal AI play-based learning app for children aged 5 to 12 worldwide.
YouTube sets 2026 agenda with tougher child safety tools, bigger creator payouts and expanded AI across production and viewing.
Governments worldwide tighten social media age checks for children, fuelling demand for privacy-friendly facial age estimation tools.
As generative AI eats into web search time, LoopMe reports brands shifting spend to fast-growing, ad-friendly mobile gaming audiences.
Plagued by digital burnout, a tech founder sparked techtimeout tuesday, convincing 2 million workers to step away from their screens.
Most Britons resist digital detoxing, with nearly two thirds never fully switching off as online access becomes a day‑to‑day necessity.
Google.org is investing over CAD $1.4 million in Kids Help Phone and Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada to bolster youth online safety programs.
Nearly one in four people in Ireland now set screen time limits, as a new survey points to rising digital fatigue and detox habits.
Parents are being urged to spot warning signs their children are being drawn into secretive online 'Com' networks linked to abuse.
BSI unveils the first global standard for online age checks, aiming to harmonise safety rules as countries consider tougher social media curbs.
Meta promotes parental controls over teen social media bans at NZ Instagram safety camp as debate grows on under-16s' online access.
Google has begun using AI-powered age checks in Singapore, tightening default safety settings for under-18s on Search, Play, Maps and YouTube.
Plans for a UK under-16 social media ban spark warnings it could damage the creator economy while missing deeper online safety flaws.