New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a package of laws Tuesday that seek to bolster online protections for kids in the state and restrict platforms’ ability to use addictive design features targeted at young users. The Democratic governor signed the New Jersey Kids Code Act, which codifies the state’s Age-Appropriate Design Code and limits how...Read More

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Elected officials in Pennsylvania and New Jersey say they want to protect children from social media. In Pennsylvania, the Attorney General Dave Sunday is suing TikTok. He says the app is failing to protect kids. In New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed three new laws Tuesday aimed at protecting and researching the effects...Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — School resource officers and administrators from across Wake County gathered at Millbrook High School as part of the district’s annual SRO Summit, focusing on school safety preparations ahead of the upcoming school year. The summit brings together law enforcement officers, principals, assistant principals and school security leaders for training and collaboration....Read More

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — As students across the Treasure Valley and Idaho start school this week, back-to-school photos are flooding social media — often paired with short updates meant to share a milestone with family and friends. But Idaho law enforcement warns that those posts put children at risk. Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford said...Read More

OMAHA, Neb. (KSNB) – As students prepare to head back to school, federal drug enforcement agents are warning parents about the hidden threat of drug trafficking occurring directly on teenagers’ smartphones. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Field Division, drug traffickers are increasingly using social media platforms to market deadly drugs through public...Read More

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children. The state sued TikTok, the massive platform that it said nearly 100 million Americans use every day. Attorney General Dave Sunday said his office filed the lawsuit against the social media giant in Allegheny County...Read More

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) — Officials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania announced separate actions Tuesday aimed at addressing what they describe as the harmful effects of social media on children. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed three bills into law designed to increase protections for minors using social media platforms, including TikTok. Among them is the...Read More

CHICO, Calif. — The Butte County Superior Court (BCSC) announced that a registered sex offender appeared in court on Monday on child molestation and gun charges stemming from a Chico Police Department arrest in early August. Christopher Carter, 58, was arrested by the CPD detectives following an investigation into allegations that Carter had sexually abused...Read More

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) – On Tuesday, Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich announced a prison sentence for a child predator. Gregory Demoss, 45-year-old man from Akron, was sentenced to 14 to 17.5 years in prison for pandering child sexual abuse material, according to a press release from the Summit County Prosecutor office. In May, Demoss pled...Read More

A Mexican national who had been deported from the US multiple times before illegally reentering the country has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two minors, according to federal officials. Erik Santana-Garcia, 34, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced July 30 to 20 years in federal prison without parole,...Read More