TORONTO (AP) — Canada introduced legislation on Wednesday that could bar children younger than 16 from having social media accounts unless the companies show they can make their platforms safe. Canada is joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections. Canadian government officials said social media platforms can obtain an exemption if they have…
Hong Kong police have arrested nine men in a joint operation with law enforcement agencies in six other jurisdictions, targeting the production, use and distribution of child pornography online. Hong Kong Police Force. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The city’s police force said on Monday that Operation Hurdler arrested a total of 326 people in March and…
China’s cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Friday to oversee the development online of digital humans, requiring clear labeling and banning services that could mislead children or fuel addiction. The Cyberspace Administration of China’s proposed rules would require prominent “digital human” labels on all virtual human content and prohibit digital humans from providing “virtual intimate…
A global investigation involving Hong Kong authorities has found that more websites and mobile apps designed for children are collecting personal data – ranging from phone numbers to addresses – than they did 10 years ago. The 2025 Global Privacy Enforcement Network Sweep, which included the participation of Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner…
Five more children have died of complications due to flu, bringing the number of child deaths in the U.S. this season to 71. The new death toll is only slightly higher than the 2024-2025 flu season, which saw a total of 68 child flu deaths by February 2025. During both seasons, the majority of child…
The world’s largest social media companies have been accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court. The case is being heard before a jury in Los Angeles. The trial is being treated as a bellwether case, meaning its outcome could influence…
Nestle Hong Kong has recalled 21 batches of baby milk formula products over potential contamination with a toxin that can cause food poisoning. The company revealed the precautionary recall on Tuesday, with the Centre for Food Safety urging parents to refrain from feeding their infants and young children the affected batches of powdered formula. The…
Hong Kong’s famed Peak Tram will raise its fares from next Monday, with standard ticket prices for children and the elderly increasing by nearly 40 per cent. The Peak Tramways Company announced on Monday that return tickets for adults would cost HK$116 (US$15) while one-way tickets would be HK$82, a rise of 7 to 8…
The Chinese University of Hong Kong will offer free autism screening for 200 young children with suspected symptoms under a pilot project using a newly developed tool that tests stool samples and can provide results as quickly as one week later. Researchers at the university said on Wednesday that they and a spin-off company, MicroSigX,…
Hong Kong has expanded the scope of an opt-in scheme that screens organisations for sex offenders to include volunteers, in a major step that will give greater protection to children and mentally incapacitated individuals. The expansion of the Sexual Conviction Record Check (SCRC) scheme took effect on Monday and was the second of the government’s…