Florida just became the first state to take OpenAI and its CEO to court. Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an 83-page civil complaint on June 1, accusing the company of endangering children through deceptive marketing of ChatGPT, a product it allegedly promoted as safe while burying internal warnings about its risks. The lawsuit seeks civil...Read More
HOUSTON – The videos can be infuriating to watch. A man who believed he was communicating with a child is confronted in a parking lot, outside a home or at a restaurant. Cameras are rolling. The confrontation is streamed live or uploaded to YouTube. The suspect is embarrassed publicly. Then police arrive. And in many...Read More
In recognition of National Internet Safety Month, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is encouraging parents, caregivers, and communities across the state to strengthen their approach to protecting children online. Historically, the largest increases in online enticement cases occur during the summer months and the beginning of the school...Read More
A pediatric expert says false health information online is making his job harder and putting young people at real risk. CLEVELAND — Scroll through social media for a few minutes and you’re bound to find someone offering health advice. Some of it is helpful. A lot of it isn’t. One doctor who treats teenagers and...Read More
Richard Cuthbert is shown in a booking photograph. A Stanislaus County judge ruled in May that Cuthbert remains a sexually violent predator and ordered his continued commitment to Coalinga State Hospital. California Department of Justice After finding that a convicted child sex offender continues to meet California’s legal definition of a sexually violent predator, a...Read More
Safe at School Ontario has released a new public Action Guide focused on strengthening school safety protections for medically fragile children living with epilepsy as Ontario reviews proposed updates to PPM 161. PPM 161 is the Ontario policy that guides how schools support students with prevalent medical conditions, including epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, and anaphylaxis. The...Read More
PETALING JAYA: A child sitting on a parent’s lap may feel safe, but in a crash, the consequences can be dire. On June 2, a one-month old baby boy was injured he was thrown from a car in a collision involving two vehicles in Melaka. The baby was in his mother’s lap in a rear...Read More
Police released more information after five alleged child predators in the Hudson Valley were arrested. All five are facing some charges. Five Men From Orange Dutchess Counties Arrested After Multi-Day Child Exploitation Investigation All suspects range in age from 21 to 43. They are from Newburgh, New Windsor, Wappinger Falls, Hopewell Junction, and Hyde Park....Read More
In the first US legal case involving concerns about AI’s safety for children, Florida has taken legal action against OpenAI over claims regarding the harmfulness of its ChatGPT product. OpenAI, and CEO Sam Altman have been sued on June 1, 2026, for prioritizing their rapid growth over child safety. The case lands at a difficult...Read More
Play Brightcove video Experts say vapes laced with spice are being sold to children via social media platforms and are ‘blatantly and pervasively available’, as Amelia Beckett reports. Warning: There are details in this report that some might find distressing Vape liquids laced with drugs that put one 12-year-old boy in a coma are being...Read More
