Russell Brand‘s rape trial is officially underway at London’s Southwark Crown Court, with the prosecution describing the disgraced actor and comedian as a “ruthless” and “calculated” sexual predator. Eight men and four women are serving on the jury, the selection of which took place on Monday and Tuesday this week. On Wednesday, Brand was photographed...Read More
A federal appeals court decided today that Florida can enforce its law restricting teenagers from using certain social media platforms, even as legal battles over the measure’s constitutionality continue. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and vacated a preliminary injunction that had previously aimed to block House Bill 3.A federal appeals court decided today...Read More
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s law banning minors under 14 from getting their own social media accounts is likely constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, throwing out a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the law.The 11 Circuit Court of Appeals hadpreviously stayed the lower court’s ruling blocking the law, pending the appeal by the state of...Read More
Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes announced her office is suing OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, for “hurting Arizona children” and deceiving parents.The lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court alleges OpenAI rushed to introduce ChatGPT and failed to implement user protections, Mayes said in her announcement Wednesday.Mayes joins seven other states that also filed lawsuits...Read More
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Northampton County man will serve 12 to 24 years in prison for possessing more than 100 files of child sexual abuse material. Matthew John Kocher, 32, previously pleaded guilty to numerous felony counts of sexual abuse of children and was sentenced this week in Northampton County...Read More
On October 16, Michael Deon Woulard, 50, was booked into the Alachua County Jail. Woulard has two convictions for lewd/lascivious exhibition against children under 16, one dating back to 2001 and the other dating back to 2007. According to court records, Woulard has open cases in Alachua County dating back to 2022 for allegedly trafficking drugs...Read More
BERLIN: Cyberbullying among children and adolescents is on the rise in many places, making it crucial to provide support for those affected.One in five youngsters in Germany say they have been targeted online, according to a new study.Online bullying, also known as cyberbullying, is a pressing issue that can have severe emotional and mental health...Read More
Oct. 15, 2026Updated Oct. 16, 2026, 11:58 a.m. ETA federal appeals court upheld a Florida law that bars children under 14 from having social media accounts.The law also requires parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds to create social media accounts.Tech industry groups challenged the law, arguing it violates First Amendment rights, but the court ruled...Read More
One person was injured Friday at a high school in Vallejo after a district employee entered campus without authorization and assaulted another individual, according to the Vallejo City Unified School District. In an email sent to VCUSD families, the school district said a site safety employee entered Jesse Bethel High School and became involved in a...Read More
Rebecca Williams with Youth First discusses keeping our kids safe from cyberbullying and online dangers | WBIW
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