Child Safety

It’s called ROOST and it’s building open-source safety tools. Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google are launching a nonprofit organization called ROOST, or Robust Open Online Safety Tools, which hopes “to build scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure suited for the AI era.” The organization plans on providing free, open-source safety tools to public and private organizations to use on …

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Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among children in India. Read below to find out more. A national roadmap for child and adolescent road safety in India was released today by UNICEF in collaboration with the WHO Collaborating Centre for Injury Prevention and Safety at the National Institute of Mental Health and …

UNICEF and NIMHANS released National roadmap for child road safety Read More »

UNICEF emphasizes the importance of protecting child health through robust regulation over products intended for their consumption, including breast milk substitutes. It is critical that agencies mandated to protect public health, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), maintain their authority to ensure these products meet high safety standards that protect children from potential …

UNICEF stresses need for food and drug administration oversight to protect child health and nutrition Read More »

ONE of the major reasons that contributes to continued acts of violence against children—particularly those of a young age, is lack of awareness among parents, guardians and communities about where to seek immediate help to report such incidents. In August last year, the National Assembly endorsed the Child Protection Law Amendments of 2024 aiming to …

Child protection: Public encouraged to report acts of violence by calling emergency services Read More »

Experts believe it will safeguard minors in the face of rising cyber-bullying, exposure to harmful content and privacy breaches while letting them tap their digital potential In Short Indian children under 18 will now need the consent of parents to join social media platforms. The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, released by the Union ministry …

How parental nod to join social media will protect Under-18 in India Read More »