In today’s Digest, we discuss a New Mexico judge ordering Meta to pay an additional USD$567m (£419.5m) over child safety issues, Burnham fast-tracking subscription trap crackdown as cost-of-living tour begins, and YouTube extending its shopping affiliate program to UK creators. Meta hit with additional $567m child safety penalty A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta...Read More
Schools must initiate action against a bullying complaint within two days of a reported incident as part of a new national plan to tackle bullying. The announcement follows a renewed focus on the devastating impacts of school bullying, which has been linked to the suicides of young people across Australia. If you or anyone you...Read More
Hello, TechScape readers! Danielle Abril, editor of the Guardian’s Reworked series on AI and the future of work, filling in for Blake Montgomery this week. Major legal battles against Meta over child safety are playing out in courts across the US – and the tech giant is losing. Recent rulings raise big questions about social...Read More
Wake County school resource officers will be exploring different ways to improve school safety ahead of the start of the traditional calendar year. School is back in session for traditional students in Wake County on Aug. 24. As kids get ready to return to class, SROs and school leaders are hosting a summit on Tuesday...Read More
At Bitdefender, we don’t just focus on protecting users from malware, data breaches, and scams. The digital threats we face today go beyond code and data — they affect our mental health, emotional wellbeing, and sense of safety online. Cyberbullying is one of those unseen but deeply harmful threats. It may not compromise your files...Read More
The study assessed more than 5,000 Italian school children. For many parents, the transition to secondary school comes with a familiar request from their child: “Everyone in my class is on Instagram. Why can’t I have an account?”It can be difficult to say no when classmates are sharing reels, chatting in groups and following the...Read More
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A national coalition of advocacy groups, health-care organizations and a telecommunications company have come together to demand the federal government reintroduce...Read More
Showbiz News Japanese influencer and ENHYPEN fan Mina Chan has died at 26 after facing online harassment, with her final livestream prompting concern among viewers. Japanese influencer and ENHYPEN fan Mina Chan has died at the age of 26, following days of intense online backlash that have reignited discussions about cyberbullying within K-pop fandoms. Mina,...Read More
Twice-deported illegal immigrant charged with rape, kidnapping Former Acting ICE Director Jonathan Fahey discusses Juan Arevalo Mendez, a twice-deported illegal immigrant now charged with rape and kidnapping in Fairfax County, VA. Fahey highlights Mendez’s extensive criminal history, including assault and drug possession, emphasizing that serious crimes were preventable if Fairfax County had cooperated with ICE...Read More
An online predator from Leeds who forced more than 100 people into sex acts and self harm, making victims carve his username into their bodies, has been jailed. Justin Swaddle used platforms such as Snapchat, Telegram and Discord to “prey” on victims from across the world “like a shark”, a sentencing judge said on Monday....Read More
