ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A Hudson Valley man who is already facing a murder trial has been sentenced on sex crime charges. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton; Rockland County Sheriff, Louis Falco III; and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, James C....Read More
At a time when phones dominate classrooms, hallways, and homes, students and parents at Jordan High School in Durham are trying to make sense of how social media is shaping daily life and how to manage it. TikTok partnered with families and educators to host a conversation about how teens use social media, the pressures...Read More
The European Union’s age verification app for online platforms is technically ready and will be rolled out soon, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels alongside EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen, von der Leyen said the bloc is moving ahead with enforcing its digital regulations...Read More
Akash Singhania, an Indian-American based in California, has broken his silence after being wrongly accused of being a child predator during a livestreamed “sting operation” conducted by YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. The incident, which quickly went viral across social media platforms, dramatically altered Singhania’s life. In a detailed statement shared on X, he said the false...Read More
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — At a time when phones dominate classrooms, hallways, and homes, students and parents at Jordan High School in Durham are trying to make sense of how social media is shaping daily life and how to manage it. TikTok partnered with families and educators to host a conversation about how teens use...Read More
It’s not easy protecting our most vulnerable population, but there are resources available in this region to help. East Tennessee State University will host a free child safety event for the community on Thursday, April 23, from 6-8 p.m. in the Brinkley Center ballroom. The event aims to bring the community together to meet professionals...Read More
The case for nationalising early childhood education and care is not just economically sensible, it’s a moral imperative. Let me explain why. The most common adult perpetrator of child sexual abuse is a caregiver known to the victim. Last month, former Sydney private school sports coach Hugh Melchior was sentenced to another year on bail...Read More
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Pew Research published a new report on how U.S. teens use social media apps and the benefits teens say they get from that usage. The report is based on survey responses from 1,458 U.S. teens aged 13...Read More
Sophia D’Eramo plays on the online game platform Roblox in 2020 in Franklin, Mass. The state of Nevada and Roblox reached a settlement to better protect young gamers, the Nevada attorney general said Wednesday. File Photo by Emily Flynn/EPA April 15 (UPI) — Nevada and the online gaming platform Roblox have reached a unique settlement...Read More
Overview: Jack Jansen, 52, was convicted of sexually abusing a 7-year-old child in Berkeley a decade ago. With Jansen’s jail sentence over, the sibling has made new allegations of abuse. A Southern California man, already convicted of molesting one young child in Berkeley, is facing new sex crime charges after the child’s sibling came forward...Read More
