Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy platform released Monday. The plan, shared first with Iowa Capital Dispatch, is focused on restricting...Read More
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) – Child safety experts are warning parents that online predators are using popular gaming platforms like Roblox and Discord to target children. A group known as the 764 Network — described by experts as a nihilistic violent extremism organization — is accused of using those platforms to gain children’s trust, then using...Read More
Rob Sand Releases Plan to Keep Iowa Kids Safe Online DES MOINES, IA — Today, nominee for governor Rob Sand released a series of proposals to help keep Iowa kids safe online and hold Big Tech companies accountable. “Nothing is more important than keeping our kids safe, and today, that increasingly means figuring out how to keep them...Read More
Democratic governor nominee Rob Sand released a plan Monday to ban social media for Iowans under age 16, require age verification at the app-store level, and force companies to stop hooking children on “infinite scroll” feeds. It’s the most detailed kids’ tech safety proposal any Iowa candidate has put to paper this cycle, landing just...Read More
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy platform released Monday. The plan, shared first with Iowa Capital Dispatch, is focused on restricting...Read More
A Montgomery County man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after a jury convicted him of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A Montgomery County man will spend the next 60 years of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, prosecutors said....Read More
The lawsuit was filed this week in Collin County by Annalise Sisson on behalf of her 3-year-old daughter. Represented by The Button Law Firm, Sisson accuses the daycare center of acting negligently, recklessly endangering children, and failing to protect the kids entrusted to its care. According to the complaint, on June 11, 2024, messages in...Read More
As part of a special operation designed to identify and apprehend scammers and child predators, the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office has made six arrests in the past week. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says partnering with Trilogy Media, Inc., an organization dedicated to alerting the public about scams and shedding light on scammers through video...Read More
Democrat Rob Sand calls for social media age limit in kids’ tech safety plan DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’...Read More
By Stephen Baldwin, RealWV Photo by Perry Bennett. The news of Del. Elliott Pritt’s, R-Fayette, alleged child sexual abuse rocked the state last week. Reading the criminal complaint absolutely broke my heart. I can’t imagine the pain and trauma the alleged victim, plus Pritt’s family, will face for years to come. I pray they all...Read More
