Unless social media and AI chatbot companies clean up their act, proposed federal legislation will see Canada join countries like Australia in banning youth under 16 from creating an account on their platform. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners At Knowledge Network, Indigenous Brilliance Shines On The BC-based public broadcaster delivers 12...Read More
SAN ANTONIO — A growing partnership between the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service has led to the arrest of more than a dozen people accused of trying to exploit children online, officials announced Wednesday. Sheriff Javier Salazar and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Brian Gibson highlighted the joint effort,...Read More
Around 400 Year 6 pupils from ten primary schools engaged in interactive workshops, all part of the ‘Junior Citizen’ scheme. The initiative, held at Weymouth Football Club, aimed to cover areas like railway safety, first aid, anti-social behaviour, health and wellbeing, online conduct, and water safety. The workshops, led by professionals from various agencies including...Read More
This week, there was a big announcement affecting kids like you. On 15 June, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that under-16s will be banned from major social media platforms. The new rules are expected to come into place in early 2027 and the government says they’ll make children safer online. The proposed rules would apply...Read More
A new documentary set for release Friday, June 19, will revisit the 2023 Verdigris murder-suicide that shocked Oklahoma and led to changes in state law aimed at strengthening child safety protections in certain supervised visitation cases. The film, titled “Deadbeat,” follows two fathers who lost their children in the tragedy and later turned their grief...Read More
State Rep. James Talarico talks to local news media after a rally at UT Dallas on February 26, 2026 in Richardson, Texas. Talarico is facing off against Jasmine Crockett in Tuesday’s democratic senate primary. Richard Rodriguez Getty Images James Talarico is deeming a child sex offender’s plea deal the Texas version of the Epstein files....Read More
Dharmanagar, Tripura, 18th of June 2026 : With the initiative of the 1st Battalion, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), RRC Agartala in the collaboration of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) North Tripura District a School Safety Program was organized on Thursday (18th June, 2026) at Brajendranagar Higher Secondary School, Kadamtala, under Dharmanagar Sub-Division of North...Read More
A convicted El Dorado County child predator who faked his own death after being allowed to leave court had previously tried to flee the country while wanted on child sex crime charges, according to a federal affidavit.An FBI affidavit says an arrest warrant was issued for Carl Cacconie in 2023 for sex crimes against a...Read More
Twenty-nine men are facing criminal charges in Jacksonville after Sheriff T.K. Waters said they engaged in online conversations with individuals they believed to be young teens seeking sex. The arrests are the result of a five-day sting operation, dubbed Operation Checkmate, led by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Water said at...Read More
