Brazil has taken Discord to court. The government announced Wednesday it’s suing the chat platform for about $97 million, claiming Discord hasn’t met Brazilian requirements for protecting children and teenagers, Reuters reports. In a civil lawsuit filed in federal court, authorities say the company must bring its safety tools, age checks, parental controls, content...Read More

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Colorado, part of an $18 billion multistate deal, in which the company also agreed to adopt extensive child-safety changes to its operations. The settlement ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state....Read More

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – An Evansville man accused of drugging and molesting a child has been sentenced. Court records show a trial was supposed to start Monday for 57-year-old Randall Ryan. However, he reached a plea deal in the case last week. Randall Ryan II(Vanderburgh County Jail) Records show Ryan pleaded guilty to two of...Read More

New Delhi: Delhi govt has approved the establishment of Delhi Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (D4C) as a composite nodal agency of Delhi police to prevent, detect and investigate cybercrimes across the National Capital Territory.D4C will function as the apex cybercrime institution, supporting districts and specialised units in tackling cyber threats. Its activities will be aligned...Read More

At its Aug. 25 meeting, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors approved a $353,808 grant application to the Office on Violence Against Women, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, to support local cybercrime investigations. The funding would be used to purchase a special-purpose computer, Magnet AXIOM and GrayKey forensic software, and a multipurpose...Read More