By Mike Curley ( June 15, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT) — The state of Arkansas is suing Roblox Corp. and Discord Inc. in California state court, alleging that their lax moderation, lack of effective age verification and indifference has made them a “two-stage predatory pipeline” for child predators…. Law360 is on it, so you are,...Read More
Florida’s attorney general sued TikTok on Monday over claims it is violating the state’s law barring social media platforms from allowing children under age 14 to create accounts. In the lawsuit, filed in state court in St. Lucie County, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, accuses TikTok of violating the law by allowing underage...Read More
EDWARDSVILLE — A Missouri man wearing a shirt saying “In my defense, I was left unsupervised” was charged with multiple felonies after an Alton sex sting operation by an online predator hunting group. The 37-year-old St. Peters, Missouri, man was charged June 9 with indecent solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a minor,...Read More
California’s criminal justice system is so weak that it will release child predators on bail after they have been convicted of their crimes, with no mind to the consequences and the threat to the public. The FBI has tracked down Carl Cacconie in Arizona after he spent nearly 10 months on the run. He had been convicted of six counts...Read More
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has taken legal action against TikTok, alleging the social media giant is violating state regulations by enabling users under 14 to access the platform. The lawsuit claims TikTok misleads parents about the content children are exposed to, flouting Florida laws aimed at protecting minors. Filed in St. Lucie County, the...Read More
NAIROBI Kenya’s government ordered a nationwide inspection of boarding school infrastructure after a fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, on May 28 killed 16 students and injured 79 others, exposing persistent safety failures that a 2024 government assessment had already identified and sought to address. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced accountability...Read More
In an interesting development that quickly became newsworthy on social media, a group of online streamers spent some time in the Treasure Valley area this past weekend. The group, ‘Pred Poachers’, creates content that is similar to that of a ‘vigilante version’ of the television show, To Catch a Predator. The guys jump online and...Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued TikTok on Monday, alleging the social media platform violated Florida’s online child protections law and deceived parents about the safety of its app. The lawsuit, filed in St. Lucie County, names TikTok Inc., TikTok Ltd., TikTok Pte. Ltd., TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, ByteDance Ltd....Read More
The UK government has announced a social media ban for under-16s, which it says is expected to come into force next spring. Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook will all be blocked. It will also ban under-16 access for “user-to-user platforms” that enable social interaction between users and allow them to post material. Keir...Read More
article TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media giant of violating Florida’s online child protection laws and misleading parents about the safety of content on the app. Florida TikTok lawsuit According to the complaint, TikTok is violating Florida’s House Bill 3, a law that took...Read More
