A key Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a package of bills aimed at improving children’s safety online, teeing up a showdown with the House over whether to hold Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google liable for harms done to minors on their social media platforms. The bills passed the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously, marking...Read More
A key Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a package of bills aimed at improving children’s safety online, teeing up a showdown with the House over whether to hold Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google liable for harms done to minors on their social media platforms. The bills passed the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously, marking...Read More
Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Paramount+, A24 There’s a peculiar feedback loop humming around To Catch a Predator right now. The latest trailer for Primetime, Lance Oppenheim’s A24 film about Chris Hansen, dropped last week and looks absolutely bananas: Robert Pattinson (adding to his freaky repertoire of incredible voices) appears to play Hansen as pure megalomaniac, drunk...Read More
New restrictions on Meta platforms have been welcomed by Amnesty International as progress for children’s online rights. Amnesty International says a New Mexico ruling against Meta strengthens the case for child safety measures targeting how social media platforms are designed, rather than relying primarily on age restrictions. The judge ordered Meta to contribute $567 million...Read More
Actor expresses anguish over recurring violence against children, urges stronger action Actor Zara Noor Abbas has voiced concern over the safety of children and questioned the effectiveness of the justice system following a recent incident in Karachi. In an Instagram story, she expressed anguish over what she described as the lack of meaningful consequences for...Read More
Cyberbullying has long ceased to be merely an argument on the internet. Insults, harassment in chats, the publication of humiliating photos and videos, coordinated mockery, threats, and the spread of false information can cause harm comparable to offline violence. In Central Asia, the problem is becoming increasingly visible, but legal responses still vary significantly. As...Read More
Cyberbullying has long ceased to be merely an argument on the internet. Insults, harassment in chats, the publication of humiliating photos and videos, coordinated mockery, threats, and the spread of false information can cause harm comparable to offline violence. In Central Asia, the problem is becoming increasingly visible, but legal responses still vary significantly. As...Read More
Meta Platforms will head to court in the United States this week to defend itself against allegations that its social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, harmed children by fostering addictive usage patterns and exposing young users to mental health risks. The trial is among the first major cases stemming from a wave of lawsuits filed...Read More
A child crimes detective is urging parents to think twice before posting swimsuit photos of their kids online. Texas-based Seth Cockerham, who works on internet crimes against children investigations and goes by @healthy_cop on social media, said that while many parents view such photos as harmless holiday snaps or family memories, the concern lies in...Read More
Many individuals have faced arrests, detention and legal battles after making unverified and damaging claims about Nigerian public figures. Cyberbullying is now the fad to garner popularity, following or a combination of both. But the subjects of the online vitriol are not taking them lying down. Peoples Gazette documents some of the victims, the cyber...Read More
