Kids Online Safety Watch

Track children's online safety in the United States. Report only materially new, source-backed developments from the last 7 days: teen account, parental control, screen time, age verification and default privacy changes on Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Roblox, Discord, Fortnite, Minecraft, WhatsApp and the Apple and Google app stores; AI chatbot and companion app policies for minors; federal and state kids' online safety, age verification and school phone laws passed, taking effect or blocked in court; FTC COPPA enforcement and settlements; ESRB rating, loot box and in-app purchase rule changes; confirmed predatory app, sextortion and scam patterns reported by the FBI, NCMEC or state attorneys general; and major guidance from pediatric bodies with practical steps. Prefer platform safety centers and policy pages, legislatures, courts, the FTC, the FBI and NCMEC, the American Academy of Pediatrics and established reporting; ignore moral panic pieces, unverified viral warnings and vendor marketing. For each, state what changed, which ages and platforms it affects, what a parent can do this week and the date, and put the platform or law first in the title. Use high severity for a default setting change on a major platform, a law taking effect within 30 days, or an active exploitation pattern. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for the change, ages and platforms affected, what a parent can do this week, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.