PUBLISHED August 30, 2026 In the present day, we hear about everything from children being eaten, sexually abused and murdered to cyberbullying, online predators, explicit content and the terrifying possibilities opened up by artificial intelligence. The dangers surrounding children seem to have multiplied beyond anything previous generations had to contend with. And while the state...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
By Billy Begas House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chairperson and Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos warned that increasingly sophisticated algorithms powering social media platforms are making it harder for children and adolescents to avoid illicit and harmful content online. “The evolution of social media platforms’ powerful algorithms makes it more and more difficult for...Read More
Meridian school safety officer wins statewide award Published 8:29 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 When you meet School Safety Officer James Miles you will notice he is humble and unassuming, little would you know he recently received the highest honor in the state for those in his profession. In July Miles was honored by the...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest legal fights, but the social media giant is still facing litigation elsewhere over its products’ effects on young people’s mental health. The deal cut short a landmark trial in federal court in Oakland, California, where the Instagram and Facebook parent...Read More
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay up to $17 billion to settle claims that it designed its social media platforms to be addictive to children. Michigan is one of 47 states that accused Meta of intentionally endangering the mental health of kids on its platforms....Read More
Going back to school can be challenging for students, especially for those being bullied. El Paso Children’s Hospital Licensed Professional Counselor Michelle Barron says bullying hasn’t declined — but in fact, cyber bullying has alarmingly increased due to how much access children have online, in school and after school. Barron says about 58% of children in the...Read More
*This content was translated by AI. /Photo=Park Wi’s personal account As criticism continues to mount against YouTuber Park Wi, baseless and excessive cyberbullying has also emerged. Following the controversy surrounding Park Wi’s recent release of CCTV footage from his social service assignment as a KTX attendant—which he later deleted amid backlash—the fallout continues. On Park...Read More
‘Predator Poachers’ video leads to arrest in New Hampshire DOVER, N.H. — A man who was the subject of an online post by the group Predator Poachers has been arrested by Dover police. The Predator Poachers conducted undercover stings in two New Hampshire communities last week, confronting men the group says it believes were trying...Read More
