On Tuesday, April 14, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced that she has proposed legislation that would require strong default safety settings for social media users under the age of 18, in what the governor’s office says is an attempt to establish online safety standards that prioritize the well-being of young users by default, rather than as...Read More
There’s now a child safety gap in Europe. Here’s what that means. On April 3, 2026, the legal basis that allowed platforms to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in Europe expires. Without it, online services across the EU no longer have a legal basis to proactively detect this content. Not because the technology doesn’t...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › A damaged smartphone screen reflects the aftermath of a false public accusation, exposing the fragility of reputations in the digital age.Santa Ana Today Streamer Vitaly Zdorovetskiy has apologized after wrongly branding Akash Singhania as a child predator during a short Kick livestream, prompting Singhania to hire a...Read More
AUSTIN, TX — The Texas Department of Public Safety has added a convicted child sex offender from Amarillo to its Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, officials announced. Christopher Domingo Carrillo, 39, has been wanted since November 2025 for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements. Additional warrants were issued in December 2025...Read More
Roblox is ramping up efforts to protect its younger users. The popular gaming platform announced on Monday that it will roll out new age-based accounts later this year, limiting the content and communication features available to younger users. The first new account type, Roblox Kids, will be assigned to users ages 5 to 8. It...Read More
TEXAS (KAUZ) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Christopher Domingo Carrillo, a convicted and repeat child sex predator, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. DPS shared that 39-year-old Carrillo has been wanted since Nov. 17, 2025, after a warrant was issued for his arrest for failure to comply...Read More
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey today proposed further measures that she says will protect young people on social media platforms. The proposal establishes some of the most comprehensive youth online safety standards in the nation by requiring social media platforms to institute certain actions for teens. “I know as a parent and from talking with other parents and young people that social media platforms are having harmful impacts on our kids,” said Governor Healey. “It’s been studied and...Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – Minnesota’s House Education Finance Committee heard a Republican-backed school safety package on Tuesday, the latest proposal in a series of attempts from both parties to pass such a bill. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have routinely expressed a desire to fund new safety measures this legislative session, often...Read More
SAN ANTONIO – A fugitive convicted of multiple child sex crimes has just been added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted List. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), 39-year-old Christopher Domingo Carrillo, a convicted and repeat child sex predator – to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. Carrillo, originally from...Read More
“Social media is driving a tremendous amount of anxiety and hurting kids in a number of different ways,” Healey said at a State House news conference. “These companies have designed products to be addictive and to exploit young people’s insecurities.” Representatives for Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, Google, and TikTok did not immediately...Read More
