PUBLISHED : 13 Aug 2026 at 08:39 Thailand will push for child protection settings to be enabled by default on new digital devices, aiming to shield young users from harmful online content without any parental setup required. Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said on Wednesday the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) had...Read More
LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the 2000th child predator arrest of his term on Thursday. 3 arrests were announced recently, bringing the total since his term began to 2,000. Uthmeier assumed office in Feb. 2025. One of the arrests was that of Graham Freeman, a middle school teacher in Lee...Read More
(Tallahassee, FL) – Florida’s Attorney General putting child sex predators on notice today. AG James Uthmeier says the state arrested three more offenders including a middle school teacher surpassing the 2000-arrest threshold for the year. Uthmeier says this is not light stuff…”This is some of the most grotesque sex abuse content of little kids and...Read More
(Tallahassee, FL) – Florida’s Attorney General putting child sex predators on notice today. AG James Uthmeier says the state arrested three more offenders including a middle school teacher surpassing the 2000-arrest threshold for the year. Uthmeier says this is not light stuff…”This is some of the most grotesque sex abuse content of little kids and...Read More
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A nationwide school smartphone ban would cost TikTok $1.26 billion in ad revenue if one took effect, according to an analysis by Emarketer shared with Marketing Dive. That difference would grow to $2.08 billion by...Read More
LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) — Florida Attorney General James announced the 2000th child predator arrest during his term on Thursday. 3 arrests were announced recently, bringing the total since his term began to 2,000. Uthmeier assumed office in Feb. 2025. One of the arrests was that of Graham Freeman, a middle school teacher in Lee...Read More
Mumbai: Sony MAX has partnered with Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion to raise awareness about child safety ahead of the World Television Premiere of Mardaani 3, scheduled for Sunday, August 16 at 8 PM. As part of the collaboration, Kailash Satyarthi has recorded a special awareness message for...Read More
Imagine handing a teenager a smartphone that can open the door to education, creativity, friendships and endless information. In the right hands, that technology can bring out a young person’s best qualities. But there is another side to the story: the same phone can become a nonstop stream of notifications, videos and recommendations designed to...Read More
In another major blow to Meta, a New Mexico judge ordered the social media giant to pay $567 million and take actions to make its platform safer for young people. The latest penalty is in addition to the $375 million that a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay after finding that the company violated...Read More
A push to raise the minimum age for social media and other online services is gaining momentum, beginning with Australia, which recently banned those under 16 from creating social media accounts. Proponents present compelling studies on the harms of youth social media use and point to evidence that the threat of age restrictions is already...Read More
