French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a bill banning children under 15 from using social media, making France the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket ban on the platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids. Both chambers of the Parliament voted in favor of the measure, a...Read More
(The Center Square) – Florida students are returning to school with expanded safety measures and new curriculum requirements, thanks to laws passed by the legislature this year. Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the progress made in education throughout his tenure as governor during a speech in Lee County Thursday. “We have been ranked number one in...Read More
Since Australia barred under-16s from using social media in late 2025, more than two dozen countries have either enacted their own bans or are weighing similar restrictions. They include a number of European states as well as developing nations such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Brazil. While US President Donald Trump’s administration appears unlikely to follow...Read More
By Jason Lange and Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A bipartisan majority of Americans support more government rules for how social media companies conduct business, including a requirement of age-verification tools to keep younger children off social media, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll, which was conducted over the six days ending...Read More
What This Story Is About The Henry County Sheriff’s Office said it is aware of reports that sex offender Bryan Jackson posted threatening messages directed at children in the county on Facebook. Why It Matters The sheriff’s office said it referred the information to the Tennessee State Probation Office, where Jackson reports for sex offender...Read More
A Baltimore deacon charged with sexually soliciting a minor was discovered in a partnership between local sheriffs and a streaming predator investigation television program. Kenneth Goedeke. Credit: Harford County Sheriff’s Office. “We heard that there are rumors that Chris Hansen of ‘Takedown’ was back in Harford County,” Harford County, Maryland, Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler wrote in...Read More
WASHINGTON (TNND) — In a last-minute legislative push before their August recess, on Wednesday, a group of senators advanced the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill intended to mark the beginning of the end of what’s been a dangerous – and sometimes deadly – digital environment for children. In a last-minute legislative push before their...Read More
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) will be in focus on Friday after a New Mexico judge ordered the company to pay $567 million to fund youth mental health treatment and prevention programs, adding to an earlier $375 million civil penalty, according to a Thursday court ruling. The latest order brings Meta’s...Read More
Santo Domingo.– Cyberbullying or digital harassment is among the main novelties incorporated into the new Penal Code of the Dominican Republic, by establishing for the first time a specific criminal offense to sanction harassment committed through digital platforms, social networks, and other electronic media. The provision is part of the modifications introduced through Law No....Read More
Santo Domingo.– Cyberbullying or digital harassment is among the main novelties incorporated into the new Penal Code of the Dominican Republic, by establishing for the first time a specific criminal offense to sanction harassment committed through digital platforms, social networks, and other electronic media. The provision is part of the modifications introduced through Law No....Read More
