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
Dilara Hamit 13 August 2026•Update: 13 August 2026 Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature in the country within three business days, citing failures to protect children and teenagers from serious online harm. The preventive measure, announced Wednesday, applies to Discord’s Go Live feature and other equivalent video-sharing...Read More
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – As students across the CSRA return to school, a crossing guard at Bel Air and Bayville Elementary Schools is reminding parents, drivers and children about the basics of staying safe near busy streets. Penny Wesley works mornings at both schools, helping students navigate crosswalks each day. She said her first priority...Read More
TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) – Kansas schools cannot conduct an active shooter drill without first notifying parents, and families have the right to opt their children out, under a new state law taking effect this school year. The Students Safe at School Act applies to every public and private school in Kansas. What the law requires...Read More
The Chicago Police Department and Civilian Office of Police Accountability have both opened investigations after a viral video surfaced this week purporting to show an off-duty CPD sergeant profanely threatening a group of teenagers and their families on the Southwest Side. Representatives for both COPA and CPD said the inquiries were opened after the video...Read More
Aug. 10, 2026, 1:40 p.m. ET A Deer Park man was sentenced to 7 to 9½ years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Investigators said the images and videos found on his phone were some of the most disturbing they had ever seen. The man was identified by a civilian group that monitors...Read More
TAMPA, Fla. – More than 100 people were arrested and five human trafficking victims were saved during “Operation Relentless Summer,” a two-month operation by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office which targeted human trafficking, online exploitation and sexual offenses against children, officials announced Wednesday. Hillsborough’s ‘Operation Relentless Summer’ arrests The backstory: Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister...Read More
BRASILIA, Aug 12 : Brazil’s data protection authority ANPD ordered chat platform Discord to suspend livestreaming features, citing failures to protect children and teens from exposure to content promoting violence, self-harm and suicide. ANPD said Discord must prove compliance within three business days and faces potential fines of up to 50 million reais ($9.67 million)...Read More
