A 60-year-old Dearborn Heights man faces felony charges after Oakland County Sheriff’s Office investigators say he attempted to meet someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl after communicating online. Bradley Kyle Martin was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Oakland County Jail following the investigation. According to authorities, Martin sought to...Read More

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WDNews) — Nine people were arrested during a four-day undercover operation targeting people accused of using the internet to solicit children for sexual activity, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said “Operation Summer Sentinel” was conducted July 22-25 by investigators with its Homeland Security Unit, along with the...Read More

MIAMI — A man arrested in 2025 after authorities said he molested a 13-year-old boy in a bathroom at the Dolphin Mall took a plea deal in Miami-Dade court on Friday, earning a 12 year prison sentence. Hunter Nicholas Hines, 37, of Pembroke Pines, was charged with attempted sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation...Read More

In another major blow to Meta, a New Mexico judge ordered the social media giant to pay $567 million and take actions to make its platform safer for young people. The latest penalty is in addition to the $375 million that a New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay after finding that the company violated...Read More

On July 31, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies arrested Craig Michael McCostlin Jr., 26, after he was caught in their child predator sting dubbed “Operation Firewall.” McCostlin is one of 16 men who ACSO arrested in the sting.  McCostlin made contact with an undercover law enforcement officer on Grindr who identified themselves as a...Read More

Meta was ordered by a New Mexico judge to pay $567 million and implement new safety measures for young users on its platforms. The ruling represents the largest financial penalty so far against Meta in legal battles related to social media harm and addiction. The big picture: The $567 million fine is in addition to...Read More

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – An undercover operation in Okaloosa County recently landed multiple people behind bars. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, “Operation Summer Sentinel” took place between July 22 and July 25. It targeted people using the internet to solicit children. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Homeland Security Unit, the Federal Bureau of...Read More

By Andrew Hay, Dietrich Knauth and Diana Novak Jones Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in New Mexico, siding with Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat. Torrez had accused the social media company of designing products to addict young users and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on...Read More

Meta has been ordered to pay another $567 million after a US judge ruled against the company over allegations that its social media platforms exposed children to harmful content and failed to adequately protect young users. Judge Bryan Biedscheid issued the ruling in New Mexico on Thursday, adding to the legal and regulatory pressure facing...Read More

Now renamed the AI Security Institute (AISI), the organisation has become one of the few independent bodies in the world with direct access to some of the most powerful AI models before they are released publicly. More importantly, it has begun uncovering behaviour that even the companies building those systems did not anticipate. Over the...Read More