BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A new free online game is teaching Louisiana children how to spot potentially dangerous behavior while playing games and talking to people online. The Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention launched PlaySafe Louisiana. It’s an interactive game for kids aged 10 to 16. The governor’s office said the game...Read More
The proposal reaches far beyond social networks, targeting addictive design, artificial intelligence tools and the way platforms verify young users. The European Commission has officially presented the EU KIDS Act – a bill aimed at improving children’s safety online. The document provides for banning social media use by children under 13. It must now be...Read More
Stock photo. OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — PennDOT and its safety partners are reminding parents and caregivers to make sure children are properly secured in vehicles ahead of National Child Passenger Safety Week. This year’s campaign will run from Sunday, September 20, through Saturday, September 26, under the theme “In It to Win It: Safety...Read More
Cristina Chi – Philstar.com September 17, 2026 | 11:08am MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has called Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to a hearing and put the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s proposed 2027 budget on hold until concerns over child safety on Meta’s platforms are resolved. The DICT itself backed the...Read More
Under current Texas law, teenagers who send nude pictures of themselves or someone else would face third-degree felony charges of trafficking child pornography. And, if convicted, would have to serve time in a state prison and register as a sex offender for life. State Attorney General Greg Abbott says he can’t recall any teens actually...Read More
Hanna Rosin’s latest article for The Atlantic digs into the growing phenomenon of “sexting” – sending explicit text messages and pictures – among young teens. Rosin joined The Daily Circuit along with Jeff Temple, a psychologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, to look at how kids view privacy and how technology...Read More
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — A Fort Wayne man has been arrested after a group posing as underage girls online contacted police with allegations that he engaged in inappropriate communication with a child. According to WANE-15, Phoenix Tsuleff, 22, was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of child solicitation, child exploitation and inappropriate communication with a...Read More
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — A Fort Wayne man has been arrested after a group posing as underage girls online contacted police with allegations that he engaged in inappropriate communication with a child. According to WANE-15, Phoenix Tsuleff, 22, was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of child solicitation, child exploitation and inappropriate communication with a...Read More
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), the social-media and AI giant, faced a fresh regulatory squeeze in Europe as the EU proposed putting far more responsibility for children’s online safety directly on platforms. Meta shares traded at $672.84 Thursday. The GuruFocus chart also shows the stock 21.21% below its GF Value estimate...Read More
@RepBrianHill/Twitter Ohio state lawmakers have proposed a bill that would ban sexting between teenagers, potentially turning thousands of ordinary young Ohioans into sex offenders. Its sponsors are pitching this as a step against overcriminalization, since the state would no longer have to prosecute minors—or anyone ages 18 to 20—with possession of child porn when they...Read More
