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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the legal action, alleging that OpenAI marketed ChatGPT aggressively while concealing serious safety risks. “People are getting hurt, parents are getting deceived, and they need to pay for it,” Uthmeier told reporters. The lawsuit cites several incidents in which ChatGPT allegedly provided information to individuals who later committed violent...Read More
WINTER PARK, Fla. (CBS12) — Alan Chambers, the former president of an infamous Florida-based anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy organization, was arrested in an undercover child predator sting. Detectives said 54-year-old Chambers of Winter Park was taken into custody Tuesday following an undercover operation in which he allegedly communicated online with an undercover detective posing as a...Read More
The restrictions affect posts related to body image and mental health.
Tada Images/Shutterstock Meta is experimenting with new limits on the type of content teens can interact with on Instagram. The company says that it will now attempt to restrict “repeated” exposure to posts about anxiety, weightlifting, nutrition and other content that could...Read More
In his 13 years as the Lincoln Public Schools security director, Joseph Wright saw the impact that the safety team had. He recalled one school resource officer who helped a student with behavior challenges by having lunch with them as often as he could. “For two years they had lunch together every day, and the...Read More
June 2, 2026, 4:13 a.m. CT Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has created a multi-agency task force called “Operation Restricted Domain” to target sexual offenders. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi was appointed to the task force, which will utilize a cyber unit to track predators. Law enforcement officials warn that online predators are a growing...Read More
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Law enforcement in Florida apprehended 19 suspects as part of an undercover child predator operation. The suspects are collectively charged with more than 90 crimes. Many of the men believed they were communicating with children or their guardians. Law enforcement in Florida apprehended 19 suspects as part of an...Read More
A community discussion about protecting youth, taking place in Elkhart County, focused on finding problems facing kids and working to discover solutions to help. “We’re definitely seeing issues with mental health, some concerns about food insecurities and housing. So really, just wanting to see what are the young people experiencing, and ways that we can...Read More
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The Police Report Team of the Boca Raton Tribune Boca Raton, FL — June 1, 2026 — An Orlando man with a history of violent sex crimes has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison following an undercover internet solicitation investigation in Palm Beach County. The defendant, identified in official department logs as P....Read More
