Proposed child safety zones within a 1,000 to 2,000 feet buffer. Courtesy of a presentation from the city of Beaumont The Beaumont City Council is considering establishing child safety zones that would prohibit people required to register as sex offenders from living near places where children gather. The council held a workshop on the proposal...Read More
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo announced on July 13 that her bill, the Sexual Predator Accountability Act, AB 2147, had been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The new law strengthens law enforcement’s ability to prosecute serial sexual offenses that occur across multiple counties, helping protect communities and survivors, improving accountability and reducing court backlogs. “No...Read More
TikTok’s policy chief defended the platform’s safety measures as the European Union pushes ahead with restricting children’s access to social media amid intensifying scrutiny of tech giants. Ali Law, TikTok’s director of public policy and government affairs in Northern Europe, told CNBC’s Karen Tso and Steve Sedgewick that the social media giant was built in...Read More
Police said the West Haven Special Victims Unit, supported by the Investigative Services Unit, Street Crime Unit, Patrol Division, and Meriden Police Department, worked in conjunction this month with the FBI – New Haven, Crimes Against Children Task Force “targeting child predators.” “Undercover FBI agents began communicating with several different individuals online who were seeking...Read More
Children face a complex digital everyday life and during the summer holidays, screen time can increase, and thus their vulnerability.
Now Telia and Bris are updating the Mobile Driving License with a new section on artificial intelligence (AI), to strengthen children’s knowledge of how technology works and clarify its risks and opportunities. The...Read More
Man charged for exposing himself in Walmart Polk County deputies arrested a 62-year-old man who they say exposed himself to a 5-year-old child inside a Mulberry Walmart after a Crime Stoppers tip ended a two-day search. FOX 13’s Carla Bayron reports. MULBERRY, Fla. – Polk County deputies arrested a 62-year-old man who they say exposed...Read More
TURLOCK — A multi‑agency online predator operation led by the Turlock Police Department resulted in the arrest of 13 people accused of attempting to engage in illicit activity with children, authorities announced this week. The operation, coordinated with the Sacramento County Hi‑Tech Crimes Task Force, targeted individuals seeking to exploit minors through online communication. Twelve...Read More
Published on 13/07/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 14:27 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger protections for children online, saying the evidence presented by the Special Panel on Child Safety Online should help shape future European policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Von der Leyen said the evidence increasingly supported introducing a minimum age for...Read More
Five men allegedly thought they were meeting children in the Hudson Valley, but investigators were waiting instead. The New York State Police coordinated a multiagency Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) operation that resulted in the arrest of five people. Five Arrested During Multiagency Internet Crimes Against Children Operation In Hudson Valley Getty ImagesHandcuffs on white...Read More
Today, the European Union’s (EU) Special Panel on Child Safety Online issued a report recommending that further action be taken to tackle the harmful design of social media platforms. Responding to the news, Lisa Dittmer, Researcher and Adviser on Children and Young People’s Digital Rights at Amnesty International said: The expert panel is right to emphasize the need for children to be able to participate in a safe online environment. Banning teenagers from accessing social media is not the answer. As Amnesty International has long argued, it is the responsibility of tech companies to overhaul the built-in addictive and manipulative designs of leading social media platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots...Read More
