Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced last week that the state has reached a settlement with Roblox, an online gaming platform popular with children and teenagers, that will require age verification, expanded parental controls and stronger safeguards against child exploitation. Under the agreement, Roblox will implement age verification measures and parental consent requirements, block nighttime...Read More
COMING WEEKEND. AND A LOT MORE ON THAT COMING UP. NOW, BACK OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE’VE LEARNED THE CHILD PREDATOR WHO FAKED HIS OWN DEATH BEFORE SENTENCING WAS TRAVELING WITH WEAPONS. KCRA THREE OBTAINED A SEARCH WARRANT TODAY FROM THE AIR BNB IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, WHERE HE WAS HIDING OUT BEFORE...Read More
Plymouth Police officers responded to two separate disturbance calls over the weekend, resulting in two arrests — one involving a man who was irate and holding a child, the other a Kroger parking lot altercation that ended in a domestic battery charge. On Saturday evening, June 20th, Plymouth Police officers were dispatched to the area...Read More
Little Rock, ARArkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against Roblox and Discord, alleging that the two popular online platforms work together as a “two-stage predatory pipeline” that enables child predators to groom, exploit and sexually abuse minors. Both companies are accused of deceptive business practices, inadequate safety protections and deliberately prioritizing user...Read More
A Harrison man is facing a Class Y felony charge following an undercover child internet stalking investigation conducted by the White County Sheriff’s Office and multiple law enforcement agencies. According to investigators, Jacob Fletcher, 39, of Harrison, began communicating on June 19 with a social media account he believed belonged to a minor female. Authorities...Read More
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is suing online gaming platform Roblox and messaging service Discord claiming their platforms put children at risk from sexual predators. The suit asks the court to declare the companies’ business practices a public nuisance under Arkansas law, and order them to stop the practices outlined in the...Read More
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (WKRC) – A man was re-arrested after he allegedly walked to a home where he victimized three children. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Gabriel Pardo, a registered sexual predator. was arrested less than 12 hours after being released from state prison after authorities said he failed to report to...Read More
Catholic bishops across the United Kingdom say they need to see more legislative detail before supporting government proposals to ban social media for youth under 16. On June 15, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology Liz Kendall announced to the House of Commons that the government “will ban social media companies providing their...Read More
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – Four more men were arrested on warrants obtained during North Central Florida’s latest crackdown on child predators, Operation Bad Habits. All of the men believed they were communicating with a 14-year-old girl, sending and requesting explicit photos and asking her for sexual activities, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office reported. In reality,...Read More
On Monday, Arkansas became the latest state to sue Roblox over child safety concerns. The lawsuit claims that the popular gaming platform is “a breeding ground for sexual predators,” failing to keep its young users safe. Communications platform Discord was also named in the lawsuit over similar concerns. “These companies didn’t stumble into a child...Read More
