Listen to this article Estimated 6 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. Canadian high schoolers have mixed feelings about the Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34), introduced Wednesday by the federal government. Key...Read More

Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. Fourteen-year-old Darcee Redmond says if she woke up one day and couldn’t log into Snapchat, she’d have a strong reaction: “I’d...Read More

City leaders, engineers, educators and parents gathered at Vallivue School District for a school safety summit led by Caldwell Mayor Eric Phillips. The meeting focused on recent pedestrian crashes involving students and what steps the city has already taken, and what can be done to improve safety around school zones. Parents and educators heard from...Read More

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – There are question-marks at the State Capitol about exactly how the issue of sexting between minors should be handled. The common ground between the Senate and House seems to be the idea that the penalties are too harsh for teens sexting each other. “I really don’t think that a 15-year-old boy...Read More

Nine in 10 parents in the UK support an under-16 social media ban, but the feeling among the children it would affect is more mixed. Or at least it is for a group of 10 preteens and teenagers who talked to the Guardian at a location in west London this week. The 12- to 16-year-olds...Read More

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Law enforcement in Florida apprehended 19 suspects as part of an undercover child predator operation. The suspects are collectively charged with more than 90 crimes. Many of the men believed they were communicating with children or their guardians. Law enforcement in Florida apprehended 19 suspects as part of an...Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Florida man is in custody after prosecutors say he arranged to meet a 15-year-old girl – who was actually an undercover agent. The Clay County Prosecutor’s Office says it charged Jason Groulx, 50, of Pensacola, on Wednesday, June 10, with attempted enticement of a child and attempted possession of...Read More

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – One of the 58 individuals arrested in an undercover sting operation targeting child sex predators was a 22-year-old sailor stationed at Naval Station Mayport. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies conducted a week-long investigation called “Operation Bad Habits,” in which detectives posed online as children between the...Read More

Summary New research finds that earlier and more rapid social media use among adolescents is linked to greater likelihood of experimenting with alcohol, tobacco and cannabis. Exposure to positive portrayals of substance use on social media may influence adolescents to develop favorable beliefs about drugs and alcohol. Experts recommend family media plans and open communication...Read More

A child sexual predator living in Collinsville was sentenced on Thursday for recording children in the bathroom and for seeking out and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.   U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Thomas Joshua Keizer, 34, for two counts of Sexual Exploitation of...Read More