[ad_1] Roblox isn’t just another video game – it’s a massive virtual universe where nearly 90 million people from around the world create, play and socialise. This includes some 34 million children under 13 who spend an average of 2.6 hours daily on the platform, making Roblox one of the most influential digital platforms for...Read More

[ad_1] ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – A federal grand jury in Shreveport has returned an indictment charging Keith William Noce, 45, of Pineville, with use of a facility to attempt to cause a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, according to U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. The indictment is a result of Operation Restore...Read More

[ad_1] Imagine your search terms, key-strokes, private chats and photographs are being monitored every time they are sent. Millions of students across the country don’t have to imagine this deep surveillance of their most private communications: it’s a reality that comes with their school districts’ decision to install AI-powered monitoring software such as Gaggle and...Read More

[ad_1] Every parent in Colorado wants what’s best for their kids; yet, when it comes to those car safety seats, there’s a problem: They’re not installed, or being used, correctly. The last thing any parent would want is to get into an accident and find that, because their child’s safety seat wasn’t being used right,...Read More

[ad_1] Sean Combs, one of America’s most influential music moguls, was accused by federal prosecutors on Monday of leading a criminal enterprise that enabled his abuse of women and worked to cover it up. As his trial got underway in Federal District Court in Lower Manhattan, prosecutors painted him as a serial sexual predator who...Read More

[ad_1] GILBERT, S.C. (WCSC) – Gov. Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing Wednesday morning for a bill that establishes a school safety center to better train law enforcement and educators on preventing and responding to safety threats. The Center for School Safety and Targeted Violence, which House Bill H.3360 establishes, will be housed at the...Read More

[ad_1] Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women...Read More

[ad_1] A man who met a young overseas teen on social media sent her nudes of himself and encouraged her to do the same before launching a cruel campaign of manipulation when she cut contact with him. Seoras Martin-Smith told the girl she would regret it, threatened to leak her photos and sent her messages...Read More

[ad_1] In New York City, the over-policing of public schools only intensifies the School to Prison Pipeline. In order to get to school every day, approximately 100,000 New York City school children must pass through a gauntlet of metal detectors, bag searches and pat downs administered by police personnel who are inadequately trained, insufficiently supervised,...Read More

[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY — The FBI is touting the results of a nationwide sting that focused on catching child sex predators. According to a news release, during the five-day “Operation Restore Justice,” more than 200 people were arrested and more than 100 children were rescued. Three people in Utah were arrested as part of...Read More