Published on 13/07/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 14:27 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger protections for children online, saying the evidence presented by the Special Panel on Child Safety Online should help shape future European policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Von der Leyen said the evidence increasingly supported introducing a minimum age for...Read More
Five men allegedly thought they were meeting children in the Hudson Valley, but investigators were waiting instead. The New York State Police coordinated a multiagency Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) operation that resulted in the arrest of five people. Five Arrested During Multiagency Internet Crimes Against Children Operation In Hudson Valley Getty ImagesHandcuffs on white...Read More
Today, the European Union’s (EU) Special Panel on Child Safety Online issued a report recommending that further action be taken to tackle the harmful design of social media platforms. Responding to the news, Lisa Dittmer, Researcher and Adviser on Children and Young People’s Digital Rights at Amnesty International said: The expert panel is right to emphasize the need for children to be able to participate in a safe online environment. Banning teenagers from accessing social media is not the answer. As Amnesty International has long argued, it is the responsibility of tech companies to overhaul the built-in addictive and manipulative designs of leading social media platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots...Read More
Paul Ignacio Johnson Ped Task Force and Clare County Sheriff’s Department confront serial predator By Christopher Johnson A Clare County man is facing charges after investigators say he communicated online with a person he believed was a 14-year-old boy. Thus landing him behind bars this past week. On none other than Fourth...Read More
Social media safety becomes a European Commission priority following expert recommendations. The European Commission has received the report of its Special Panel on Child Safety Online, with President Ursula von der Leyen confirming that legislative proposals to strengthen children’s online protection will be presented after the summer. Von der Leyen described the report as an...Read More
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – U.S. Marshals say a wanted sex offender was arrested early Friday morning at the same home where a missing Tennessee mother was found dead on July 3. Matthew Hensley, 43, was wanted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department for failing to register his address after a conviction of unlawful sexual conduct...Read More
WAGONER COUNTY, Okla. — The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with a child predator decoy operation. On May 30, Wagoner County Investigators conducted an undercover operation posing as a 15-year-old on several online dating platforms. According to Wagoner County officials, the suspect allegedly made contact with the decoy and engaged...Read More
LIGA ESKWELA Futsal Festival Cagayan De Oro City Finals 2025 — MORAN FOUNDATION FACEBOOK ACCOUNT Engaging youth in sports activities can help redirect them toward positive routines and reduce online exposure amid rising school-related violence, according to the Education chief. “Of course, when they’re young, they have so much energy, it needs to be redirected...Read More
Apple’s iOS 27 child safety overhaul: Explained For years, child safety advocates accused Apple of treating itself as a bystander in kids’ online lives. At June’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company spent roughly 10 minutes of its keynote proving otherwise, unveiling the most substantial rework of its parental controls in years. The timing wasn’t lost...Read More
Federal officials announced Friday that they have deported a child sex offender who was pardoned in Minnesota last month. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Tou Lue Vang, originally of Laos, was revoked of his legal status. Rubio said federal agents took Vang into custody and, as of Friday, the now 42-year-old...Read More
