Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR A US appeals court has ruled Ohio can enforce a 2023 law requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to use social media. For users in Ohio, the law would effectively require age verification at sign-up for platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Proponents argue that the law will help...Read More
Activists note that sexual violence cannot be addressed solely through policing after a crime has occurred. Chennai: A series of sexual crimes reported across Tamil Nadu over the past few weeks has triggered outrage and renewed questions about law and order in the state. The debate intensified after reports of multiple cases of sexual violence,...Read More
(Photo by Vanessa Loring via Pexels By Amy Reast An expert who treats teens hooked on social media has revealed the most dangerous app — and how to spot if your kids are truly addicted. Nick Dunkley, 47, is operations manager for UK Addiction Treatment (UKAT), the biggest private addiction treatment provider. He said the...Read More
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – Aiken County Public School District approved funding last week for safety improvements at Redcliffe Elementary School, part of a broader effort to enhance security across the district. Construction began after students left for summer break to install a secure entryway at Redcliffe Elementary. The project is one of several safety initiatives...Read More
Banning all children from social media apps has been this week’s headline-grabbing, simple fix to an online world growing more hostile by the day. Too bad that it may not work, after all. Not only is a blanket social media ban incredibly difficult to enforce from a technical standpoint, in fact, but the fallout will...Read More
CINCINNATI (CN) — A divided appeals panel vacated a lower court injunction and determined Ohio’s parental consent requirement does not violate minor users’ First Amendment rights. NetChoice, a trade association representing Google, YouTube, Meta and others, sued Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost after the Buckeye State passed the Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act...Read More
India has so far resisted from introducing such a ban, but many states have begun talking about it, and a larger discussion around this is building. But even if a ban were to be introduced here, enforcing it will be an altogether different matter. Social media usage among India’s minors differs significantly from countries like...Read More
A sexual predator who targeted young men through a ‘sextortion’ scheme has been sentenced. Waleed Saeed, 31, of Azalea Close, Ilford, was jailed for 16 years for a string of offences including rape and blackmail following a complex investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Detective constable Peter Collington, who led the investigation, said: “The pattern of...Read More
MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — State Rep. James Talarico traveled to Waco Thursday to demand Attorney General Ken Paxton release all files, emails, and texts connected to the case of former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman. Hoffman was found guilty of indecent assault and displaying harmful material to a minor, but a plea deal allowed him to...Read More
