Social media is a minefield of dangers for teens, exposing them to extreme content like anorexia "thinspiration," drug culture, hardcore pornography, suicide glorification and even predatory grooming.

Parental controls are offered by almost every popular media network, but many parents aren’t aware of them. Fewer than 10% of teens on Instagram had enabled parental control settings by the end of ...

Most parents whose children are on tech platforms such as Snapchat and Discord aren’t using parenting tools the companies designed for them, despite rising concerns around online child safety. Data ...

In January, chief executives of the top social media companies went before Congress to answer questions about online child exploitation. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, turned around during the hearing ...

Snap Map adds location alerts for parents who want to know exactly where their kids are. Credit: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty Images Parents and caregivers keeping a close eye on their children ...