His first victim was attacked was on a busy Tube in central London. Levy boarded and positioned himself directly in front of the woman, before leaning his elbow on her. She moved away. A few minutes later, she felt something touch her, over her clothes, on her vagina. Such was the force Levy used, that...Read More

Why the Meta child safety ruling matters A US court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million (€492 million) into a teen mental health fund and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram work for young users. A Meta child safety ruling that could ripple out to the Dublin-headquartered giant’s wider operations. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa...Read More

A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567m (€492m) into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users, finding the company harms children’s wellbeing. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the company had created a public nuisance in the state, siding with Democrat attorney general Raúl...Read More

Drones add another layer to school campus security | Image by Mithril Defense/website As students return to classrooms for the new school year, an Austin-based technology company says its emergency response drones are now protecting schools in three states, with plans to eventually expand into Texas. Campus Guardian Angel, developed by Austin-based Mithril Defense, has...Read More

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – With school starting up, the South Bend Fire Department is sharing important safety tips for students and drivers alike. Derek Erquhart, the department’s assistant chief of fire prevention, joined us on 16 News Now at Noon to highlight key safety practices for the upcoming school year. Tips for students walking...Read More

A SERIAL CHILD predator has asked an American court for ‘the Meta deal’ as he seeks to avoid all serious sanctions and prison sentences normally associated with his heinous crimes. “No judge, no prison for me, I’ll have what they’re having,” serial predator Jason Boudamn Smyth Jr told the court, as he pointed to a...Read More

Jobless Simon Levy’s crime spree spanned from 2018 to 2025 and included myriad sex attacks on women in public spaces and two killings, as the Metropolitan Police, the British Transport Police (BTP) and the courts failed to stop him. On Friday, Levy, of Beaufoy Road, Tottenham, north London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey...Read More

A US state court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million and restrict some Facebook and Instagram features for children, in what is being described as the largest child-safety ruling against the company. The court found that Meta had created a “public nuisance” that endangered young users. The ruling comes as dozens of other US...Read More

Pollution does not stay inside the factory that makes it. That was the comparison Judge Bryan Biedscheid used on Thursday when he ordered Meta Platforms to pay New Mexico $567 million and found that the damage its platforms do to children spills out onto families, schools, hospitals and law enforcement. The ruling follows a $375...Read More

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late Thursday that the bulk of the money — $420 million — will be used...Read More