Six months after Australia’s landmark social media ban took effect, experts and students say many teenagers are still using the platforms. The world-first legislation, introduced in December, banned children younger than 16 from accessing platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Six months on from Australia’s social media ban Know...Read More

Apple unveils new child safety features | Advanced Television Apple unveils new child safety features June 9, 2026 By Nik Roseveare Apple has unveiled a suite of intuitive features designed to allow parents to more easily manage the content their children can see, who they can communicate with, and when they have access to...Read More

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is responding to news that illegal immigrant Aroldo Santos-Velasquez, 49, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Loudoun County, Virginia, for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl. “This monster was sentenced to 25 years after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting an...Read More

Susan Holt is adding her voice alongside leaders in other provinces by calling on the federal government to ban social media for youth under 16 years old. Speaking in the legislature Tuesday, she said her government is willing to use its own legislative powers to “strengthen protections for children and youth online”, should an impending...Read More

New parental controls, enhanced content safeguards, and updated child account tools aim to give families greater oversight of children’s digital activity as debates around online safety and age verification continue to intensify.   Apple has introduced a broad set of child safety enhancements across its ecosystem, unveiling new parental controls and family-focused features during its...Read More

Two private schools in Schuylkill County will be made safer for students and staff, thanks to recently awarded grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Nativity BVM High School in Pottsville and River Rock Academy in Cressona were approved for funding through the Targeted School Safety for Nonpublic Schools program. Nativity received $36,555...Read More

In 1985, a child safety campaign called Kids Can Say No! was launched. Aimed to educate children between ages five and eight on how to protect themselves against sexual abuse, the instructional film was purchased by police forces, libraries and educational institutions across the UK and Australia, as well as being broadcast (twice) on the...Read More

Apple dedicated a big chunk of WWDC 2026 to child safety, and the update is the most comprehensive parental control expansion since Screen Time launched. It all starts with the Child Account. Apple is pushing this as the first step every family should take. Creating one automatically enables age-appropriate safeguards: blocked adult websites, age-gated media,...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

Apple has previewed a set of new child safety features coming to iPhone, iPad, and the Mac later this year, expanding parental controls with tools that help families manage app access, web browsing, communication, and screen time. The features will arrive with updates to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 this fall. Apple said...Read More