Age of consent around the world

In most countries, the age of consent is between 16 and 18, but there are outliers. And in some countries, different ...
Times Union

Age checks, curfew alerts, parental consent: Inside NY’s proposed social media rulebook

New York Attorney General Letitia James and state Sen. Andrew Gounardes, prominent supporters behind legislation to regulate social media platforms used by children, have mandated how companies target ...
City & State New York

Here’s how NY plans to regulate kids’ use of social media

New York is inching closer to fully enacting a 2024 law meant to protect kids online by restricting their access to addictive algorithmic feeds and nighttime social media notifications. On Monday, ...
Opinion
WYRKOpinion

14-Year-Olds Banned from Trick or Treating in New York State?

In Chesapeake, Virginia 14 and and older are banned. Or in Sandusky, Ohio, 12 and older is banned. It is something that some parents have been calling for in New York State and it always becomes a ...