A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, liable for endangering children and misleading users about the safety of its platforms. The landmark verdict marks the first time a state-led action has resulted in accountability for a big tech company when it comes to safety and children,...Read More
With the ubiquity of technological devices, young people are more visible and accessible than ever before, and they are encountering, using and producing an unprecedented amount of sexualised imagery. Although evidence suggests that ‘sexting’ is considered a normal practice among teens, there are, nonetheless, inherent risks. Teens who sext run a range of legal, financial,...Read More
(WJAR) — Florida authorities said a West Warwick man was arrested and extradited after he allegedly used online games and social media to sexually exploit minors. According to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, 29-year-old Justin Adkins is facing charges relating to sexual exploitation of a minor and coercing the production of child sexual abuse material....Read More
Key points: Meta drops 8%, sheds $119B in market cap Jury awards $6M in damages, Meta liable for 70% Verdict opens door to thousands of similar claims A young woman filed a legal case against Meta where she accused the social-media giant of designing the app’s features to be addictive. Court agreed. ⚖️ The Verdict...Read More
If you think teen sexting is just a “phase” or something that happens occasionally, new research suggests it’s much more widespread, and riskier than you’d already assume. In a recent U.S. study, researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire teamed up to survey 3,466 adolescents ages 13 to 17 about their...Read More
The Noblesville Police Department has arrested two Hamilton County men after carrying out a targeted online predator investigation designed to identify and apprehend individuals seeking to exploit minors. Tyler Marcum According to a press release from the NPD, from March 23 through March 27, specially trained detectives posed as Noblesville juveniles between the age of...Read More
From 2013 through 2022, Everytown identified 720 incidents of gunfire on the grounds of a preschool or K–12 school, including incidents of gun homicides and assaults, gun suicides and attempts, unintentional shootings, and mass shootings. School shooters usually have a connection to the school.An Everytown analysis of the New York City Police Department’s review of...Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — A bill to create an entirely new state agency cleared the Oklahoma State Senate on Wednesday. The bill took up nearly two hours on the Senate floor. Some of that time was due to disagreements about line of questioning from State Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee) about alleged medical kidnapping by...Read More
Nearly 1 in 3 teens received a sext, 1 in 4 sent one, and almost half of senders had images shared without consent. Study Snapshot: A new national study by FAU and the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, finds a surge in teen “sexting,” which frequently exposes adolescents to sextortion, coercion and privacy violations....Read More
Victims may feel pressure to hide hurt feelings, says expert ⭐️HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW⭐️ A trend called ‘flip the camera’ has gone viral the last few weeks on TikTok. It involves videos of people recorded in embarrassing ways without their consent. Many on the internet have called out the trend as cyberbullying. Read...Read More
