The city of Oconomowoc police chief has a new idea to stop kids from sexting. Police Chief James Pfister is proposing teens be ticketed. Pfister told WISN 12 News the number of people sexting is on the rise, and the people doing it are getting younger and younger. Under current child pornography laws, felony convictions...Read More
Trigger warning: This story mentions cyberbullying and contains sensitive content. During her freshman year, junior Ria Sethi opened her Instagram app to racist and shocking comments from a student-run Instagram gossip account. The account posted responses from a Google Form where FUHSD students could submit anonymous entries. Although many of the rude and derogatory comments...Read More
Potential social media and AI chatbot bans for Canadian children and youth are expected to be proposed at the Liberal party policy convention underway in Montreal. Out of the 24 policy resolutions being brought forward for debate by party members, two are about a potential social media and artificial intelligence chatbot ban for youth. Those...Read More
As Canada’s children head back to school, a new report says the country’s youth are a “generation at risk” with some of the top threats facing them including bullying, poverty and mental health issues. The Raising Canada report, commissioned by charity organization Children First Canada this year, found 71 per cent of youth between the...Read More
MONTREAL — Federal Liberals voted in favour of setting 16 as the age of majority for Canadians to be able to use social media accounts. Party grassroots passed a non-binding resolution Saturday morning for the restriction and to place the onus on social media companies to enforce it. Quebec MP Rachel Bendayan, who presented the...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › A recent arrest highlights the growing threat of online predators exploiting vulnerable youth through digital technology.Albany Today A 30-year-old man from Loudonville, New York has been arrested by state police for allegedly using online chat apps, text messaging, and phone calls to coerce and entice a person...Read More
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Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › A stark, gritty image of the digital evidence that nearly let an online predator go free.Stanhope Today Larry Noel, a 49-year-old New Jersey man, was sentenced to seven years in state prison for attempting to engage a minor online and drive to a home to meet the...Read More
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WDNews) — The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating a major recognition for its School Safety and Security Division after receiving the Community Service Award from the Seminole Association of School Administrators. The award highlights the division’s ongoing partnership with local schools and its commitment to protecting students, staff, and campuses across...Read More
Geri Horner has reportledy been holding up plans for a Netflix biopic about the Spice Girls in a bid to ‘regain her power’ within the group. The singer, 53, is said to fighting back after feeling like she’d lost influence over her bandmates following husband Christian’s ’embarrassing’ sexting scandal. It comes after reports Mel B, Mel...Read More
