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

Parents who are stressed out are more likely to rely on screens and devices to keep their kids busy or calm — and less likely to enforce screen time limits. That’s the takeaway from a new screen time study from Florida International University’s Center for Children and Families. Researchers said the effects were more than...Read More

Listen to article • 0:00 min Social media platforms will face a bevy of new restrictions in New Jersey that limit their use of children’s data, restrict algorithmic content recommendations to minors, and block notifications during school hours, among a range of others. The new restrictions, which are set to take effect in September 2027, flow...Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Before posting those proud first-day-of-school photos on social media, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is urging parents to think twice about the personal information they might be sharing. The agency released a safety alert reminding parents that ‘less is more’ when it comes to back-to-school posts. The KBI recommends...Read More

TULSA, Okla. – As students across Green Country head back to school, Tulsa firefighters are reminding families and drivers to slow down, stay alert and prepare for emergencies. Andy Little with the Tulsa Fire Department said back-to-school safety is everyone’s responsibility, not just schools, parents or students. “It belongs to everyone to slow down in...Read More

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A supermajority of Americans believe that social media has become too addictive for children and that it needs more regulation to combat this, according to a poll released Sunday. Eighty-five percent of Americans believe social media addicts children and can harm their mental health, a Reuters/Ipsos survey revealed. A strong...Read More

In 2022, when the violence prevention organization Project Unloaded launched its first social media-focused campaign, its leaders had one goal: to challenge the notion among young people that guns make people more safe. Four years later, they’ve reached a conclusion: Social media platforms are an effective avenue for channeling public health messaging to young people....Read More

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Tuesday announced the launch of a statewide Teen Tech Council, to give young people a bigger role in shaping conversations around technology, social media and digital wellness across the Golden State. The state launched the council in partnership with #HalfTheStory, a nonprofit focused on...Read More

Illinois has joined a growing number of states that regulate the way social media companies can interact with minors. The Children’s Online Social Media Safety Act aims to create guardrails for kids while still giving them an option to learn and connect with people through social media. In the Loop chats with experts about what...Read More