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TEXAS — As a lifelong gamer, Jimmy Wu always wanted to share his love of video games with his children. “I wanted to share that with them as well and have something to bond with them through,” Wu said. His 12-year-old daughter eventually became a gamer herself. But Wu says she began communicating with people...Read More
Gabriel Sabadin, founder and CEO of Swedish child safety firm Tuteliq, has won a 2026 Entrepreneur Award for detection software that flags grooming and exploitation as conversations happen, across 27 languages, rather than after harmful material has been shared.Europe, October 14, 2026 — Gabriel Sabadin, founder and chief executive of Tuteliq, has won a 2026...Read More
NAPLES, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is joining law enforcement officials in Naples on Wednesday to announce the convictions of six child predators and their decades-long prison sentences.Uthmeier announced six child sexual abuse material predator cases resulting in men now behind bars.The cases represent the latest in thousands of arrests his office has...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aging Untold) — A father who lost his 2-year-old son to a furniture tip-over has built the only child-safety demonstration house in the United States to prevent similar tragedies. Brett Horn founded Charlie’s House in Kansas City, Missouri, after his son Charlie died when a 30-inch dresser fell on him in 2007....Read More
LONDON — Actor and comedian Russell Brand is on trial, accused of rape and sexual assault.Brand has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault in a case involving six women and allegations dating from 1999 to 2009, The Associated Press reported. He is...Read More
Updated Wed, October 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM UTCNAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is expected to speak in Naples Wednesday afternoon.The event will be held at Florida Southwestern State College. He will be joined by Amira Fox, State Attorney for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, and Jackie Stephens, CEO of the Collier Children’s...Read More
Hyderabad: As India considers new approaches to children’s online safety, a report by NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, says that social media age restrictions alone cannot address the full range of risks children face online. Published by NALSAR and the Indian Governance and Policy Project (IGAP), the report, titled “The Child Safety Imperative: Age-Appropriate Digital...Read More
Brand, 51, is accused of forcing women into sexual acts and kissing and groping them in an “obsessive” campaign to sleep with 5,000 women. One of the alleged victims claims Brand apologised for treating her “like an animal”, Southwark Crown Court heard on Wednesday, and another said he told her “don’t be a spoilsport” when...Read More
The Philippine Senate’s version of the social media bill passed almost unanimously, save for Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a children and women’s rights champion. Hontiveros, in explaining her sole dissenting vote, said she prefers “tiered restrictions” for adolescents instead of a blanket under-18 ban. “Our legislation must reflect the realities of how social media has also...Read More
