Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Discord, accusing the popular communications platform of misleading parents and users about its safety features while failing to adequately protect children from online predators. Filed in the District Court of Collin County, Texas, the lawsuit alleges Discord falsely marketed itself as a platform where safety...Read More
A member of the board of trustees of Kindest Care Foundation, Abiodun Bamidele, has urged parents to take an active role in regulating their children’s use of social media and the internet. Mr Bamidele made the call in Abuja while speaking on the sidelines of the foundation’s Children’s Day outreach to paediatric cancer patients. He...Read More
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the harms children face in digital spaces – from addictive design features to privacy violations – were not inevitable, but the result of deliberate commercial choices. ‘Addictive features’ “Online harms to kids’ safety, privacy and wellbeing result from design choices and business practices that undermine safety,...Read More
The owner of a Brooklyn daycare that shuttered this year amid child abuse allegations tried to open a new space in New Jersey. It’s the second time that Shareece Dukes, who ran the Eva Crèche Child Care Center in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, tried to relaunch her business in a new jurisdiction after previous problems prompted...Read More
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – More than a dozen Republican attorneys general said they oppose a children’s online safety bill backed by their party’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a letter released on Tuesday, exposing a Republican rift over how to keep kids safe online. The attorneys general...Read More
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – FBI agents in Northeast Ohio are actively investigating child abductions, online predators and sex trafficking cases, and officials are urging parents to recognize warning signs as April marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month. FBI Special Agent Eden Koath said the internet provides both opportunities and risks for children. “The internet is...Read More
By Lyndsay Armstrong The Canadian Press Posted May 29, 2026 11:26 am Updated May 29, 2026 12:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The head of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says cuts to the education sector will cause more strain at a time when violence in schools is...Read More
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GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. — A sheriff known for targeting human traffickers is advising people to leave child predator stings to the professionals. Across Michigan, “predator hunters” are growing online, confronting their targets with cameras rolling and generating a lot of online views. But Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson says that approach can hurt cases involving...Read More
The UN human rights office called for action against ‘addictive design’ features, such as infinite scroll, autoplay and persistent notifications. PETALING JAYA: Bans or age restrictions on social media use are not enough on their own to protect minors from the harmful effects of the platforms, UN experts said in Geneva on Friday, arguing that...Read More
