This week, it was revealed that despite the Australian government’s world-first teen social media ban, around seven in 10 children remain on major platforms. What’s more, the eSafety report also shows that there has been no notable change in cyberbullying or image-based abuse reported by children. For a policy that was touted as the solution...Read More
Keeping children safe online. That was the premise behind a special convocation recently held for dozens of Northwestern Middle School students. The event was spearheaded by NMS teacher Paula Davis and featured a presentation from Kokomo Police Department Det. Sgt. Drew Wallsmith and former Howard Superior Court 2 Judge Brant Parry. “About four-and-a-half years ago,...Read More
“These are not grooming gangs. These are rape gangs” Mohan Singh has spent decades supporting vulnerable children in the UK, long before grooming scandals hit the headlines. As founder of the Sikh Awareness Society, he has seen firsthand how predatory gangs target young people, offering gifts or attention before coercing them into sexual abuse. Singh...Read More
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A sexual predator with a decades-long history of violent crimes is back in custody, and detectives believe there may be more victims who have yet to come forward. Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as 63-year-old Verwayne Alexander, a registered Florida sexual predator previously convicted...Read More
In December 2025, Australia became the first country in the world to ban children under 16 from social media. Since then, governments across Europe and Asia have passed similar laws amid growing evidence that these platforms’ addictive features, algorithmic recommendations and, at times, harmful and violent content may be eroding the mental health of today’s...Read More
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A sexual predator with a decades-long history of violent crimes is back in custody, and detectives believe there may be more victims who have yet to come forward. Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as 63-year-old Verwayne Alexander, a registered Florida sexual predator previously convicted...Read More
One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data showed, raising questions about the effectiveness of their age-gating methods. The number of 13-to-15-year-olds using TikTok and Snapchat, among the most popular social media apps with Australian teenagers, fell from before the...Read More
From viral trends to artificial intelligence (AI) slop, children’s worlds have become shaped by their digital experiences. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But excessive screen time and the harmful consequences of social media have caused growing concern, with governments across the world seeking to impose tighter regulations. Australia became the world’s first country to enforce a social media...Read More
MADISON, Wis. — Changes to social media platforms are expected after a jury found YouTube and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, negligent for knowingly designing addictive products that harm the mental health of teens. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by a now 20-year-old woman and her mother. Meta and YouTube were ordered...Read More
Social media Re “Jurors find platforms harmful to children” (A1, March 26): I agree that too much social media use by children can be detrimental to their mental and physical health, but what ever happened to personal responsibility? Young children are in very vulnerable and formative stages. They need and depend on adults to steer...Read More
