SALT LAKE CITY — An online group that attempts to catch pedophiles in the act recently spent 24 hours in Utah, and claims to have confronted four suspected predators. According to Predator Poachers out of Houston, one of those ensnared in their sting locally was on parole and confronted at his Salt Lake City halfway...Read More

Wizz, the online social chat app that matches kids based on their age group, says it puts safety at the heart of its platform to prevent bad things from happening to kids. But even for an app that concentrates its efforts on providing age-appropriate content and contacts, the shifting regulatory landscape can be a daunting...Read More

And a federal bill that passed the House in May seeks to up the ante for punishment even further. Under the Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), teens caught sexting could be sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison. “I, for one, believe we have a moral obligation,...Read More

A California Assembly member representing Long Beach is introducing bills to keep kids under 16 off social media platforms and more tightly regulate companies that operate them after two juries recently ordered Meta and Google to pay hundreds of millions for harming children who sued them alleging their platforms are addictive and unsafe. Democratic Assemblymember...Read More

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – State lawmakers are preparing for the start of the next legislative session. Key discussions are expected to focus on the budget, policy priorities, and new laws. Two major pieces of legislation aimed at protecting children have gained attention. Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong proposed legislation that would help...Read More

MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) — A 25-year-old man will spend the next three decades in prison after pleading guilty to multiple child exploitation charges in Hart Circuit Court. Christopher Hawkins was sentenced Friday after entering guilty pleas to use of a minor in a sexual performance, distribution of material portraying a sexual performance by a minor...Read More

This is what children under 16 see when they open Instagram in Australia: “Due to laws in Australia, people under 16 can no longer use social media.”  A similar message could potentially one day pop up on some screens in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe floated the idea of a social media ban for children...Read More

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Snap, the parent of Snapchat (NYSE:SNAP), is facing rising legal and regulatory scrutiny related to child safety on its platform. Families of children who died in incidents allegedly linked to Snapchat have held rallies...Read More

For parents, talking to teens about sexting can be uncomfortable, but authorities who have handled teen sexting investigations in Upper Michigan want families to know that it’s easier to have the conversation before an explicit picture ends up in unwanted hands. Potential criminal penalties from teen sexting cases… “Your circle of friends never really would...Read More

(InvestigateTV) — Reports of suspected child sex trafficking to a national tipline have increased nearly 1,000 percent following implementation of a federal law requiring online platforms to report suspected crimes, according to lawmakers and child safety advocates. The bipartisan REPORT Act requires certain online platforms to report suspected child sex trafficking and online enticement to...Read More