Roblox shares plummeted 18% on Friday after the company reported first-quarter earnings as its new child safety measures weighed on bookings. “Part of what we’re rolling out with age check, we believe, is the real, right long-term way to build this platform,” CEO David Baszucki said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” In a letter to...Read More
New York (CNN) — Since independent vehicle crash testing began in the mid-1990s, automakers have been incentivized to make safety changes that have saved thousands of lives each year. Now, a new group is hoping to take a similar approach to artificial intelligence. Nonprofit media watchdog Common Sense Media is launching the Youth AI Safety...Read More
TAX ON HIS OWN. CONGRESS WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE IT TONIGHT. THERE IS $1,000 REWARD TO HELP FIND A CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER WHO DISAPPEARED BEFORE SENTENCING. CARL CARQUINEZ WAS CONVICTED LAST YEAR ON SEVERAL FELONY SEX CRIMES INVOLVING A CHILD. THE JUDGE ALLOWED HIM TO LEAVE COURT ON $1 MILLION BAIL, DESPITE FACING UP TO...Read More
By Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg Two advocacy groups focused on child safety are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Roblox’s game mechanics, which they claim coerce kids into spending unreasonable amounts of money on the platform. Roblox, a gaming platform that’s particularly popular with younger players, is violating rules designed to protect consumers by unfairly...Read More
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The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is pictured on Sept. 4, 2024.
A Douglas County prosecutor on Tuesday vehemently objected to the bond being lowered for a 75-year-old man accused of molesting a young boy, telling the court that the man had confessed to...Read More
(InvestigateTV) — Reports of suspected child sex trafficking to a national tipline have increased nearly 1,000 percent following implementation of a federal law requiring online platforms to report suspected crimes, according to lawmakers and child safety advocates. The bipartisan REPORT Act requires certain online platforms to report suspected child sex trafficking and online enticement to...Read More
The Lanier Law Firm lead attorney Mark Lanier joins Varney & Co. to discuss the social media addiction trial verdict against Meta and Google, comparing it to tobacco litigation. Tech giant Meta is threatening to cut off access to its social media platforms in New Mexico as a response to the state’s legal effort to...Read More
As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues his crusade to sue, well, everything, he’s sued yet another foe: Discord, the messaging platform popular among gamers and niche online communities. On Friday, Paxton announced that his office had filed a “landmark lawsuit” against Discord for “deceiving parents and exposing Texas children to predators.” The lawsuit, filed...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard. Opening statements began Monday in the three-week bench trial to decide...Read More
