People line up outside the Oakland, California federal courthouse ahead of opening arguments in the trial that four state attorneys general are bringing against Meta Platforms, Inc. John Ruwitch/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Ruwitch/NPR Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR OAKLAND, Calif. – An attorney representing a consortium...Read More

Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking a financial penalty that could, in theory, total as much as US$1.4 trillion...Read More

A Mifflin County man pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) — the conviction being a third-strike offense that will result in a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. Zachary P. Keiser, 36, of McVeytown, pleaded guilty to a felony count of possessing child sexual abuse material, resulting from an...Read More

​Discord has suspended its livestreaming features in Brazil. This comes after criticism over child safety on the platform and a case involving the death of a 13-year-old girl. The decision came after Brazil’s national data protection agency ordered the company to suspend the livestreaming features last week, citing concerns about risks to children and adolescents.​In...Read More

Diana Novak Jones August 19, 2026 — 1:20am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A coalition of US states suing Meta Platforms over claims Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harmed young users’ mental health began making its case...Read More

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Opening statements are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking a financial penalty that could,...Read More

Aug. 18, 2026, 12:29 p.m. ET John Secor Jr., 46, of Rome, was sentenced on July 21, in federal court to 20 years in federal prison for enticing and coercing a minor and for receiving child sexual assault material. As part of his guilty plea in the case, John Secor Jr. admitted that in May...Read More

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. A Saskatchewan man is serving a 10-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to sexually...Read More

A criminal case has advanced against an EMT and former reserve police officer facing felony charges for allegedly trying to meet up with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl in Highland Township. Bradley Kyle Martin, 60, of Dearborn Heights is charged with using a computer/internet to commit a crime — a 10-year felony —...Read More