How to Protect Your Kids Online: Social Media Safety After Landmark Meta Ruling

How to Protect Your Kids Online: Social Media Safety After Landmark Meta Ruling

April 8, 2026 · 54 min · Season 4 · Episode 119

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Kaylin Peete from FOSI discusses social media safety for children following a landmark ruling against Meta and YouTube.

Last week, a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for social media addiction. This week, Kaylin Peete from the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) delivers the solutions parents need. FOSI is a nonprofit that partners with Apple, Google, TikTok, Roblox, and other major tech companies to translate research into practical tools for families—reaching over 300,000 parents globally. Kaylin breaks down Australia's under-16 social media ban (and whether the U.S. should follow), FOSI's "7 Steps to Good Digital Parenting" framework, how to balance screen time without tech anxiety, what parental controls actually work, age-appropriate guidelines for toddlers through teens, how teens are using generative AI, and why working collaboratively with tech companies matters. This isn't fear-mongering—it's actionable advice parents can use today. - Visit the FOSI website here. - Get digital parenting tips/resources here. PLUS This Week's Health & Fitness Headlines: - Exercise harder (not just longer) to cut disease risk - BMI gets it wrong for over one-third of adults - The wellness world waits on RFK Jr.'s promised peptide changes - CDC pauses lab testing for rabies and…

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