Meta’s Zuckerberg pushes back on social media youth addiction claims
In a Los Angeles court, the Meta CEO was questioned about whether Instagram’s design contributed to addictive behavior.
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Protecting children is a priority – now is the time to prove it
Governments are launching a global drive to scale proven measures to prevent violence against children.
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Video: Gaza’s Rafah crossing reopening came too late for this 3-year-old
The long-awaited re-opening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing has been deemed too late for many seeking treatments.
Published On 2 Feb 2026
Five-year-old boy and father detained by ICE return home to Minnesota
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian, were accompanied home by Texas Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro.
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Pep Guardiola renews public support for Palestine at charity event
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wore a keffiyeh and condemned global silence of Palestinian children’s suffering.
Published On 30 Jan 2026
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How Israeli destruction of Gaza fertility clinics erased parenthood dreams
Israel’s destruction of fertility clinics in its war on Gaza left thousands of Palestinians mourning unborn children.
Published On 28 Jan 2026
One-year-old twin girls missing after migrant crossing to Italy: NGO
Dozens of people rescued in Lampedusa after vessel crossed from Tunisia in dangerous conditions, Save the Children says.
UK to consider Australia-style ban on social media for children
UK ministers will visit Australia to gather information on the social media ban for under-16s implemented last month.
Palestinian child shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
Rights group says Palestinian children are ‘increasingly targets’ as Israeli military and settler violence soars.
Child rights org says Google undermines parental control of child accounts
Melissa McKay of the Digital Childhood Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
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‘My leg went to heaven before me’: Israeli war extinguishes Gaza childhoods
After more than two years of a genocidal war, wounded and traumatised Palestinian children stare at an uncertain future.
