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SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2025—Common Sense Media today released comprehensive risk assessments of social AI companions, concluding that these AI tools pose unacceptable risks to children and teens ...

Parents need to know that a slice of LGBTQ hisstory is explored in Are You a Friend of Dorothy? The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by ...

Parents need to know that The Stolen Girl is a drama thriller about the kidnapping of a family's daughter and the mysterious motives around her disappearance. It's based on the novel Playdate by Alex ...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 2025 — James P. Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, released the following statement on the passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act in the U.S. Congress: "The passage of ...

Parents need to know that Return Date: Unknown is a short documentary highlighting a teen boy's journey to safety after the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. There are descriptions of bombings and ...

Parents need to know that Neighborhood Watch is an indie mystery thriller following a young man with an unspecified mental illness (Jack Quaid) who believes that he witnessed an abduction and teams up ...

Parents need to know that The Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror looks at the devastating attack on the city's federal building by disaffected conspiracy theorist ...

Parents need to know that Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins is an Indian action-adventure movie with some bloody violence, killing, and peril. Rehan, a renowned jewel thief, finds himself having to steal ...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2025 — The California Assembly Judiciary Committee yesterday gave its approval to two critical kids' online safety bills sponsored by Common Sense Media and authored by ...

Parents need to know that The Accountant 2 is the sequel to 2016's The Accountant; both films center on an expert problem solver who's autistic (Ben Affleck). As in the original, there's lots of ...

Parents need to know that Grand Slam Track is a live broadcast of track and field meets or "slams" sponsored by Grand Slam Track League, a new global professional organization designed to give track ...