THE AUSTRALIAN government plans to strengthen its under-16s social media ban, as children are continuing to access platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. “We’re working on that as a priority because this is something that other generations didn’t have to deal with, which is why it’s complex,” Mr Albanese told Parliament on Thursday. He told the Australian...Read More
On a typical school day, young people spend an average of 4.5 hours online on screens and more than 6 hours at weekends, according to newly published EU data. In addition, it showed that nearly 14% of teenagers in the European Union, or one in seven, say they spend at least 8 hours or more on...Read More
Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) has directed all Police Provincial Offices (PPOs) and City Police Offices (CPOs) in Central Luzon to strengthen partnerships with local government units (LGUs) and stakeholders to enhance school security. The initiative follows the Bulacan Police Provincial Office’s collaboration with the City Government of Malolos, which turned over handheld metal detectors...Read More
The claim that sellers on Vinted — the European second-hand marketplace giant — are trafficking children is still under investigation. The rumor originated on social media, where European users shared alleged Vinted listings offering cheap, used items for thousands of euros or dollars, sometimes citing ages or implausible sizes for the objects. As of this writing,...Read More
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Malaysian mobile operator Tune Talk redefined the standard how child online safety is enforced. As governments work to regulate safety across multiple platforms and applications, Tune Talk is bringing enforcement to a single point, the network through the launch of Epik+ Family Safe, the world’s first family mobile...Read More
SACRAMENTO, California — The Board of Parole Hearings rescinded the grant of parole for Gregory Vogelsang Friday. Vogelsang, 57, was sentenced to prison for almost 30 counts of kidnapping and sex crimes against multiple children between the ages of 5 and 11 in the 1990s, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. He was...Read More
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The California Board of Parole Hearings has rescinded a parole grant for Gregory Vogelsang, a convicted child predator.
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More countries are enacting policies to restrict teens’ social media and smartphone use. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that won’t address the bigger problems facing teens today. About Candice Odgers Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist and Associate Dean for Research at the University of California Irvine. She is also a researcher and professor...Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (FOX26) — Convicted child molester Gregory Vogelsang, who was sentenced to more than 350 years in prison for sexually abusing children, had his parole rescinded on Friday. The California Board of Parole Hearings had granted Vogelsang parole, through California’s Elderly Parole Program, even after the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said he was still...Read More
There’s a clear divide among parents online right now: the shares and the share-nots. There are those who still post photos of their kids on their summer camping trip, their first day back at school, and then those of us who keep their faces off the internet at all costs (I’m in the latter camp)....Read More
