A perverted California man allegedly traveled to the home of a minor he was supposed to meet up with — only to be nabbed by police officers during a wild takedown caught on camera. The suspect was one of five arrested after a three-day undercover sting targeting people suspected of attempting to meet children online...Read More
A24 has released the trailer for “Primetime,” giving a first look at Robert Pattinson as “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen. The drama-thriller sees Pattinson step into Hansen’s shoes during a significant chapter in the history of the show, which followed Hansen and a camera crew as they executed sting operations designed to catch...Read More
A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet. G_AUTHUSER_H Google Authentication session UULE sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location. The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether...Read More
Weeks after NDTV’s investigation exposed sexually suggestive videos involving minors, AI-generated exploitative content, coded hashtags and captions, and networks directing users to Telegram channels, Meta has acknowledged limitations, saying that its current automated enforcement systems ‘often rely on straightforward patterns’ and ‘aren’t as good at capturing nuance’. The tech giant disclosed that it is developing...Read More
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is facing growing regulatory scrutiny in India amid concerns over the spread of child exploitation content, platform safety, and algorithmic recommendations.Government agencies have reportedly intensified oversight of Meta’s operations, seeking greater accountability over how harmful content is detected, removed, and prevented from reaching users. The developments have...Read More
For the second time in 2026, A24 and Robert Pattinson appear to have made movie magic. Earlier this year, Pattinson starred opposite Zendaya in the box office hit The Drama, and his next project, Primetime, finds the acclaimed actor embodying the infamous To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen during his quest for primetime TV...Read More
Published on 15/07/2026 – 13:25 GMT+2 The British government announced plans for a voluntary overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds on Wednesday, in its latest effort to reduce online harm among young people. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It said that features that can keep users scrolling for longer, such as videos that automatically play one...Read More
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Kelly Sikkema from Unsplash IN THE WAKE of the tragic school shooting in Tacloban that led to the death of three students, it is only natural for society to search for answers. Yet proposals to restrict or ban video games are not supported by the overwhelming body of available evidence....Read More
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Somebody get these PREDATORS out of here. In the middle of an extraordinarily busy 2026 — which includes a leading role in breakout A24 hit “The Drama” and a scene-stealing villain turn in “The Odyssey,” plus a performance in “Dune Part 3” later this fall — Robert Pattinson is going back 20 years to 2006,...Read More
