Chester Zoo unwittingly advertised tickets for a “child predator tour”. The zoo suffered an unfortunate naming blunder after it promoted tickets for its latest tour, which allows visitors to experience a guided tour of its big cats and predators. On its website, the zoo in Cheshire advertised tickets for the “adult predator tour” and the...Read More
Chester Zoo in Cheshire, United Kingdom, changed the name of a private bus tour after an error in the online ticket description. Children’s tickets for a tour about predatory animals were labelled in English as “child predator tour”, prompting mocking comments from visitors online. The error was quickly corrected As the Jerusalem Post reports, a...Read More
The recent landmark ruling against Meta in the United States was the result of a lawsuit filed in 2023 which went to trial in August 2026. It was brought by nearly fifty attorneys general, school districts and families, who alleged that the company’s social media platforms, which include Instagram and Facebook, pose serious risks to...Read More
The European Union has been preparing for a teen social media ban for months, and the first details from the long-anticipated plan finally dropped on Wednesday. “I convened a Special Panel of experts. We spoke to young people. We looked at Australia and others who have moved ahead. And now it is time for Europe...Read More
MANILA, Philippines – Just this year, fatal shootings rocked the country’s education system, raising questions on the government’s capability to keep children safe, and on the current state of Filipino youth. In June, three students were killed after their two schoolmates opened fire in Tacloban City. By August, two students died inside a private school...Read More
The proposed EU Kids Act aims to shield youth from algorithmic mental health risks by banning under-13 social media access. Social media will be banned for children under 13 across the European Union according to the newly proposed “EU Kids Act”, announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today (16 September) in Brussels....Read More
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama has a new award for the cops it works with, and the first one went to the man who put a real name on a predator hiding behind a fake teenage girl’s social media accounts. U.S. Attorney Phil Williams presented the office’s first-ever Vanguard Award...Read More
In recent months, children’s online safety and privacy have moved to the top of the EU’s digital agenda. The European Commission is expected to outline its proposal on minors’ access to social media this week, a potentially significant development that would build on the recommendations of the Commission’s Special Panel on child safety online and...Read More
The proposed EU Kids Act aims to shield youth from algorithmic mental health risks by banning under-13 social media access. Social media will be banned for children under 13 across the European Union according to the newly proposed “EU Kids Act”, announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today (16 September) in Brussels....Read More
The proposed EU Kids Act aims to shield youth from algorithmic mental health risks by banning under-13 social media access. Social media will be banned for children under 13 across the European Union according to the newly proposed “EU Kids Act”, announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today (16 September) in Brussels....Read More
