It couldn’t have been more obvious that Jessica Walker was a vulnerable 13-year-old. The anorexic teen was a religious follower of the unfathomably thin YouTuber Eugenia Cooney and regularly posted on Discord servers dedicated to her fandom. That’s where the Strasburg, Virginia, teen was contacted by a 29-year-old man, who she now realizes worked out...Read More

The changes come after the service faced a number of negative headlines in recent years as it exploded in popularity. Roblox features a vast number of colorful and anarchic games and “experiences,” many of which are made by users themselves and often involves real-time messaging between players. But anyone younger than 13 will by default...Read More

Published: May 28, 2025 Photo from Ron Lach via Pexels By Gavin Boyle A police officer shared a sickening story he recently encountered which reveals how online predators exploit kids even when parents do everything right. “My daughter was/is the victim of an online predator. She’s officially considered an exploited child. Let me just tell...Read More

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Beaver County man has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child numerous times. Stanley David Burden, 54, of Aliquippa, pleaded guilty to the felony charges of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault of a...Read More

Elon Musk’s X social media service and key US senators agreed on the wording of a bipartisan online safety bill to protect children from bullying and exploitation, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said. “After working with the bill authors, I’m proud to share that we’ve made progress to further protect freedom of speech while maintaining...Read More

Over the past decade, Denver Public Schools’ approach to discipline has swung decidedly toward keeping students in school rather than kicking them out. Safety begins with positive relationships between staff and students and a positive school climate, the district’s discipline policy says. Bringing a gun to school is the only offense that automatically results in...Read More

The online child safety ecosystem has already witnessed several key improvements in the months following the April publication of a landmark Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) report, writes Riana Pfefferkorn, formerly a research scholar at the SIO and now a policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI). On April 22, 2024, the...Read More

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There’s a warning for parents from the head of the San Francisco FBI, Sanjay Vimani, about an international network of predators called “764” that’s using seemingly innocent video games to target children in the most violent and gruesome ways. “There are victims here in the Bay Area that are getting targeted.”...Read More

NJ special education transport reform urged after death on bus: Video Matthew Rossi’s death has sparked a call for reform to New Jersey’s transportation system for students with disabilities. The New Jersey Senate unanimously approved the creation of a task force to recommend reforms for special education transportation safety. The bill comes after recent deaths...Read More

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Irmo police have arrested eight men in an undercover chat operation on social media. The Irmo Police Department hosted an undercover chat operation consisting of multiple agencies, including local, state, and federal, to catch suspected online child predators. Investigators posed as either a child or an adult with access to...Read More