(The Lion) — Connecticut is leading an investigation into game company Roblox over allegations that the platform enables child predators and groomers to take advantage of users. Attorney General William Tong announced the investigation following multiple reported incidents of child exploitation connected to the gaming platform. “Roblox built an online pedophile playground,” Tong said. “Our investigation seeks to uncover exactly...Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Gov. Henry McMaster has approved a sweeping new law aimed at limiting addictive features on social media platforms used by children, adding stricter privacy requirements and banning targeted advertising to minors. The measure targets large social media companies generating more than $1 billion in advertising revenue, including platforms such as Instagram...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

“To Catch a Predator” ruled television in the mid-2000s and is now getting the movie treatment with the new thriller, “Primetime.” Trailer for “Primetime,” starring Robert Pattinson. (Courtesy A24) Robert Pattinson plays the series’ host Chris Hansen, doing an eerily spot-on impression. “At the end of the day a man must be held accountable for...Read More

Kendra Gayle Licari, from Michigan, abused her daughter online using juvenile slang to keep herself from being identified. She was arrested last month after a year-long investigation, to which FBI experts were called in to help search for the bully. Even though Licari used a VPN (virtual private network) to disguise the source of the...Read More

Blocking children from social media is no substitute for making platforms safe in the first place, the UN human rights office warned Friday, as it issued a 10-point framework urging governments and tech companies to go further and faster to protect children online. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the...Read More

Democrats Block Commonsense School Safety Plan in Committee St. Paul, MN — Today, House Republicans on the Education Finance Committee brought forward a comprehensive school safety proposal focused on making immediate, practical improvements for students, teachers, and staff across Minnesota. The proposal, offered as an amendment to HF 3493, failed to advance out of committee...Read More

This blog is part of the Transforming Schools series, which shares effective practices and foundational research for educators, students, families, and policymakers who are reimagining schools as places where students are safe and can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. American schools spend more than $4 billion every year on physical hardening measures, including metal detectors, surveillance cameras,...Read More

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Courtney McCarty sent an urgent message to parents after seeing a rise in a “deeply concerning” trend involving social media and children. She warned to “act now” A social media ban for kids could happen within weeks(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A mum has issued an urgent warning to other parents after noticing a horrifying rise in...Read More