Homepage business Can an algorithm tell when kids are in danger? Child protective agencies are haunted when they fail to save children. Officials in the US believe ...

Getty Images How to Talk to Your Child About Algorithms Explain What Algorithms Are: Describe how platforms use their activity to show them specific content.

A report by the Children’s Commissioner reveals that social media algorithms are pushing unsolicited, violent, pornographic ...

A generation of children will not be allowed to grow up 'at the mercy of toxic algorithms', the Technology Secretary said as new online safety protections come into force today.

UK Children must not grow up at mercy of toxic algorithms, says tech secretary New online safety measures around age verification and algorithms pushing harmful content came into effect on Friday.

Ofcom says tech firms will need to configure their algorithms to filter out the most harmful content from children’s feeds, and reduce the visibility and prominence of other harmful content.

UK regulator Ofcom has shared draft rules to protect children from harmful content online, but some parents believe they don't go far enough.

Analog technology, they say, is a way to limit overstimulation, curb the lure of an algorithm that's constantly suggesting more screen time and keep their kids away from inappropriate content.

Since the inception and globalisation of VoD, kids have become their own programming directors. Give a kid an iPad or mobile phone, they will navigate straight to their favourite show – and if they ...

In early July, YouTube made a significant change to its software to boost what it deems ?quality? children?s content.