Landmark cases on social media’s impact on children begin this week in US
One case in California focuses on addiction, while another in New Mexico targets access to explicit material.
![The cases comes amidst a wave of 40 lawsuits brought against Meta alleging the social media giant prioritized profits over safety for kids [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-09T103924Z_565968379_RC2VPGAKTI7X_RTRMADP_3_EU-META-PLATFORMS-AI-ANTITRUST-1770666518.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wore a keffiyeh and condemned global silence over Palestinian children’s suffering at a concert in Barcelona, Spain. [ACT X PALESTINE/Instagram]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1769780044.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Advertisement
Content Feed
UK to consider Australia-style ban on social media for children
UK ministers will visit Australia to gather information on the social media ban for under-16s implemented last month.
Palestinian child shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
Rights group says Palestinian children are ‘increasingly targets’ as Israeli military and settler violence soars.
Child rights org says Google undermines parental control of child accounts
Melissa McKay of the Digital Childhood Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
![Once a child turns 13, parents no longer have supervisory options over content on YouTube or payment methods on Google Pay [Kylie Cooper/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-13T091047Z_1928902270_RC2UZIAD1UMQ_RTRMADP_3_GOOGLE-VIETNAM-1768424284.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
‘My leg went to heaven before me’: Israeli war extinguishes Gaza childhoods
After more than two years of a genocidal war, wounded and traumatised Palestinian children stare at an uncertain future.
From: NewsFeed
Gaza’s children study in tents as gunfire rages by Israel’s ‘yellow line’
Seven-year-old Toulin Al-Hindi faces the threat of sniper fire each day to reach her tented school in northern Gaza.
Published On 12 Jan 2026
Fourth Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza since November
Gaza infant freezes to death as doctors battle power cuts and displaced families struggle to survive in flooded tents.
Gaza children risk snipers to attend tent schools
Students in Gaza Strip brave snipers in ‘yellow zone’ as thousands of children attend tent schools
Israeli forces kill Palestinian child as Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens
Israel’s continued restrictions on aid deliveries leave Palestinian children particularly vulnerable, aid groups warn.
The world is still failing its children. We can change that in 2026
A new innovative aid model is needed to reflect the needs of children and their communities and adapt to new realities.
Disney to pay $10m over alleged breaches of US child privacy laws
Settlement comes after US Federal Trade Commission accused entertainment giant of unlawfully collecting children’s data
