WAUKESHA, Wis. – The now former school bus driver convicted of sexually assaulting Pewaukee children will spend the rest of his life in prison. Prison sentence In court: Waukesha County Judge William Domina sentenced 63-year-old Thomas Felser to 60 years in prison and 40 years in prison. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the...Read More
The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of failing to protect children since their account settings expose them to risks like cyberbullying and predatory behaviour — putting the company at risk of a large fine. The EU said minors’ accounts should only be visible to those they have given permission. Children aged 13 and over...Read More
Seventeen-year-old Abi uses social media every day, arranging to meet up with friends on Snapchat and watching videos on TikTok. When the student, from Colchester, heard under-16s could be banned from social media, she was relieved it would not affect her. But older teens are now facing an overnight social media curfew, the government announced...Read More
The Oyo State Government has reassured parents and guardians of its commitment to the safety and wellbeing of learners across the state, urging them not to withdraw their children from school following the recent release of abducted students and their teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olusegun Olayiwola,...Read More
As more of our lives move online, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) is seeing more people exposed to harmful behaviour such as bullying, hate speech, trolling, body shaming and personal attacks. “Social media has given people a platform to connect, but it has also made it much easier for hurtful comments to spread quickly...Read More
Zoho co-founder and ex-CEO Sridhar Vembu on Friday (Jul 24) triggered a debate online after suggesting that India should ban social media for young children. Vembu was reacting to a post about the French parliament passing a landmark bill, banning children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms. France became the first...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s new special agent in charge for the St. Louis Division is urging parents to talk to their children about the dangers of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, warning that cartels are using social media to sell the drugs directly to consumers. Steven Hofer, who recently took...Read More
A generation ago, kids used to spend most of their free time reading and playing outdoor games. But today’s kids are surrounded by screens, and instead of playing outdoor games, they play online games and talk to their online friends, whom they call their “real” friends. But they don’t know who is behind these screens....Read More
The government plans to use the same model for the social media ban as Australia. Their model includes Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter). YouTube Kids and Google Classroom will not be included in the U.K. ban. Messaging services such as WhatsApp and Signal are also set to be exempt. While a definitive...Read More
France has banned children under 15 from using social media, effectively becoming the first major European country to draw a hard legal line around childhood online. In doing so, it has also become the mirror the United States should probably be looking into because, as other democracies have decided that childhood deserves legal boundaries online,...Read More
