A 15-year-old girl reported missing from Itanagar in late December has been traced and rescued from Rajasthan, with police arresting a 25-year-old man accused of luring her through social media. The missing complaint was lodged on December 30 at the Women Police Station (WPS), Itanagar, stating that the minor had been untraceable since December 27....Read More
A major new study found worrisome associations between teen sexting and mental health as well as risky sexual behavior. Youth who sext, compared to those who don’t, were more likely to have multiple sexual partners, experience anxiety and depression, and drink alcohol, take drugs, and smoke. They were also less likely to use contraception. The...Read More
Cyberbullying among children and teenagers is a growing problem across Europe and has each country in the bloc, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT What is especially alarming is that cyberbullying rates have risen in all 29 European countries and regions included in the research....Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Law enforcement arrested an elementary school custodian for allegedly sexting with an underage teenager. Rick Andermatt, 41, was arrested Friday after a mother reported to police sexual communication between him and her 16-year-old daughter, according to court documents. Andermatt is a custodian at Indian Trail Elementary in Canal Winchester. Investigators with...Read More
(LeoPatrizi) How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of social media, the internet and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,458 U.S. teens from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9, 2025, through Ipsos. Ipsos recruited the teens via their parents, who were part...Read More
WASHINGTON: For over a decade, US lawmakers have promised guardrails for children on social media. They’ve grilled the chiefs of Meta, Snap, YouTube and TikTok about the dangers of their sites. They’ve introduced dozens of child safety bills. Little has come from the noise. But this week, two juries held social media companies accountable for harming...Read More
It was a busy stretch for Scioto County officers, as three separate teen-related incidents — spanning social media drama, sexting concerns, and a serious assault allegation — kept law enforcement moving from Minford to Northwest schools and beyond. 💬 1. Social Media Fight Escalates Into Police Report Officers were first called to Minford, where a girl reported she was being threatened online by another teen. She...Read More
“It’s almost like the genie’s out of the bottle with the internet,” Wells said on CNN. “There’s a helplessness around what is actually still possible, but if government shows leadership, there is a possibility for us to still make tangible differences to save kids online.” How companies are responding The affected platforms have largely criticized...Read More
When authorities discovered that a high school couple had sent each other nude selfies, the two 16-year-olds were plunged into a legal morass with the potential to be branded sex offenders for life. The Fayetteville teens were accused of being both the victims of child pornography and the perpetrators of the crime. And under a...Read More
The UK government has launched a consultation on introducing an Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s. The proposal is framed as a bold response to rising concerns about young people’s mental health, online abuse and exposure to harmful content. At first glance, a ban sounds straightforward: keep children away from platforms that can cause...Read More
