article Discord logo displayed on a phone screen and Discord website displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 5, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) AUSTIN, Texas – The popular online messaging platform Discord is now temporarily required to add child...Read More
Organisations across the State can help keep children safe through the new Tell Someone Network. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the new statewide network was part of the Tasmanian Government’s ongoing work to prevent child sexual abuse, strengthen child safety and build safer communities for children and young people. “The Tell Someone Network gives organisations practical...Read More
Key Takeaways: States are scrambling to address youth mental health concerns by targeting social media platforms, with legislation falling into a few main categories: account restrictions, algorithm bans, platform liability, warning labels, and research initiatives.
Eight states have enacted laws banning minors from social media or requiring parental consent. Nebraska recently passed one of the...Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Several workshops are set to be held on SilverShield, an artificial intelligence tool designed to help protect users from scams, according to the office of Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino. According to a news release from the county, SilverShield uses artificial intelligence to help users identify and respond safely to potential scams....Read More
Nathan Flansburg is the superintendent of PACT Charter School in Ramsey. He laments that schools are no longer about simply getting an education.
“Schools are now expected to provide layered systems of protection, physical security, mental health support and digital safeguards. These are not enhancements to the educational experience, they are now part...Read More
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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula says it is painful for parents to lose their children in school fire incidents that could have been prevented. [File, Standard]
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has called on the Ministry of Education to conduct a nationwide crackdown on schools that have failed to comply with government...Read More
According to the group, the cyber operation targeted k-shoa.org, the website of the organization, and resulted in the extraction of databases, classified files, confidential emails, and sensitive correspondence. Hanzala said the leaked material totals more than one terabyte and is now available for download on its website. The group described the breach as a multi-layered...Read More
Cybersecurity researchers and government agencies are sounding the alarm after attackers began actively exploiting a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks’ widely used GlobalProtect VPN platform, raising fears of large-scale corporate network intrusions. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0257, affects PAN-OS software used in Palo Alto Networks firewall appliances and enables threat actors to bypass...Read More
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The breach, which was first detected on April 14, was triggered not by a sophisticated technical hack, but by a human vulnerability — an employee was...Read More
On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a non-legislative report by 483 votes in favour, 92 against and with 86 abstentions, expressing deep concern over the physical and mental health risks minors face online and calling for stronger protection against the manipulative strategies that can increase addiction and that are detrimental to children’s ability to concentrate and engage...Read More