NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 31: In this photo illustration, a teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on January 31, 2024 in New York City. Technology executives appeared at a Senate hearing to address accusations that their companies are endangering children’s lives by not adequately policing predators and others who seek...Read More

In a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories. The psychological harm to children who use Facebook and Instagram, he said, can be seen as their pollution. Judge Bryan Biedscheid fined the company $567 million in his ruling Thursday, but he also prescribed steps to clean...Read More

A New Mexico judge branded Facebook and Instagram owner Meta a “public nuisance,” and ordered the company to pay $567 million into a fund to remediate harms its apps caused to children. Judge Bryan Biedscheid found in his ruling late Thursday that teenagers in the state were in the midst of a mental health crisis...Read More

A court in the US state of New Mexico has ordered “Meta” to pay another $567 million for failing to warn children about the platformʼs dangers, the largest fine ever imposed on a company in a child safety case. The BBC writes about this. Judge Brian Bidscheid declared “Meta” a “public menace” and compared the...Read More

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners has approved a $420 million Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget that maintains current tax rates while increasing investments in education, school safety, transportation infrastructure, and employee compensation. The budget keeps the county’s local income tax rate at 3.2% and property tax rate at 96.7 cents per $100 of...Read More

The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office arrested multiple people following a multi-day undercover operation targeting online child exploitation. Deputies posed as minors online from July 22 through July 24, arresting suspects who showed up to a local hotel believing they were meeting underage children — with more details expected at a press conference on August...Read More

BRAZOS VALLEY, Texas (KBTX) – As children across the Brazos Valley head back to school, local child advocacy nonprofit, Scotty’s House, is launching a first-of-its-kind regional safety campaign. Scotty’s House has launched “Safe Start Brazos Valley,” a new campaign pairing law enforcement agencies from all seven Brazos Valley counties with Scotty’s House staff to deliver...Read More

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Catastrophic errors left a persistent and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed. On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months later. Levy was on bail as a suspect for the first...Read More

A U.S. judge has ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million over claims that its platforms failed to protect children from online harm. The ruling in New Mexico brings the total penalties against the company in the case to $942 million. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said Meta’s platforms created widespread harm and ordered the money...Read More