Back to school safety tips Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 With the 2026 school year nearly upon us, Commander Steve Timmons of the Aberdeen Police Department provided the following safety tips: Shortly, school zones will be active again and we’re asking everyone behind the wheel to help keep our students safe. Please slow...Read More
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta built its apps to be addictive for kids and then lied to the public about health risks so it could rake in massive profits, a California prosecutor said as a historic federal trial kicked off Tuesday. A coalition of 29 state attorneys general are trying to force unprecedented changes to how Facebook...Read More
Tech company Meta on trial over child safety and social media addiction; The government’s NDIS bill passes the Senate; And in cricket, Jake Weatherald pays the price for Australia’s shock loss to Bangladesh. Listen to Australian and world news and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts. TRANSCRIPT Tech company Meta on trial over child...Read More
Meta has rejected accusations by US states that it intentionally sought to addict children to Facebook and Instagram in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet. A bipartisan group of 29 US states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta is once again on trial over dangers its platforms may pose to children. It is once again arguing that it works tirelessly to keep them safe. A pivotal trial for the parent company of Instagram and Facebook kicked off in a California federal court Tuesday, with four states seeking billions...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta is once again on trial over dangers its platforms may pose to children. It is once again arguing that it works tirelessly to keep them safe. A pivotal trial for the parent company of Instagram and Facebook kicked off in a California federal court Tuesday, with four states seeking billions...Read More
An Ontario man who was free on bail on charges of sexually assaulting children has been arrested after he was allegedly caught sexually assaulting more children. On Aug. 15, Windsor police announced that Qasim Sabi, 22, had been arrested in connection with two apparently random sexual assaults targeting a pair of boys, aged eight and...Read More
Chris Hansen questioned Hollywood’s motives for making “Primetime” — an upcoming movie dramatizing the journalist’s time as the host of NBC’s “To Catch a Predator” — during a podcast interview on Monday. The 66-year-old Hansen revealed that he was not heavily consulted during the creative process, despite having “heard that this was in the works.” Buzz:...Read More
Meta has gone on trial in the United States again over claims that its platforms put children at risk, while the company says it works continuously to keep young users safe. In a California federal court, four states are seeking billions of dollars in damages and major changes in how Meta runs Facebook and Instagram....Read More
4 arrested in Monterey County undercover sting targeting suspected online child predators SALINAS, Calif. — An undercover Homeland Security sting targeting suspected online child predators resulted in the arrests of three Central Coast men and one man from Gilroy. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said the multiagency sting was conducted Aug. 14 through Aug. 15...Read More
