Trempealeau County Sheriff’s office catches online predator in two-day child exploitation sting
WHITEHALL, Wis. (WXOW) — The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office arrested one suspect during a two-day undercover operation targeting online child predators on Aug. 3 and 4. Operation Osseo Traveler, conducted with the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal...Read More
Police have arrested and charged seven Virginia men as part of a sting operation targeting online predators. The Fairfax County-led operation was carried out in December and involved law enforcement officers posing as children online. Police said the seven men initiated explicit conversations and solicited sex from the officers. When the suspects arrived at an...Read More
On Wednesday, after a years-long legal battle, social media company Meta agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms, ending a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settling claims filed by 47 states, including Michigan. The decision comes after researchers revealed a catastrophic failure rate for...Read More
For years, Instagram asked teenagers to keep scrolling. Now the law is preparing to tell them when to stop. Meta has agreed to impose some of the most consequential restrictions yet on how children and teenagers use Instagram and Facebook. The proposed settlement introduces a two-hour daily ceiling, locks young users out overnight, interrupts extended...Read More
BY JESSICA HOLDMAN – AUGUST 26, 2026 2:52 PM COLUMBIA — Facebook parent company Meta settled a 47-state lawsuit for up to $17.1 billion and vowed to make its social media platforms safer for children. South Carolina’s share of the settlement will be at least $247 million, and perhaps as much as $350 million, state...Read More
NEENAH (WLUK) — As the school year approaches, Neenah Police and ThedaCare are sharing reminders on how to stay safe with technology and the rise in e-bikes. “Around the community we see elementary age kids, kids just old enough to ride a traditional bike, and they’re zooming around at 15, 20 plus miles per hour...Read More
Last of two parts I WILL conclude my column on the statement and recommendations of the Psychological Association of the Philippines on school violence.x` They say that the factors that increase risk or provide protection operate across multiple levels of young people’s lives. Therefore, no single person, profession, institution, or intervention can prevent school violence....Read More
By McKenna HorsleyKentucky LanternAugust 26, 2026 Social media giant Meta has agreed to settle a multi-state lawsuit for $17.1 billion and make changes to its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, for children’s safety, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Wednesday morning. Coleman’s office said in a press release that under the terms of the settlement, which...Read More
Meta Platforms, Inc. and a coalition of state attorneys general reached a proposed $17 billion settlement– yes, that is billion with a B- on August 26, 2026, resolving the consolidated child safety and online privacy claims in In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, No. 4:22-md-03047-YGR (N.D. Cal.). Meta will pay the penalty to...Read More
The conversation about social media and young people has been largely about what to take away. Devices. Screen Time. Push Notifications. Agenda-driven algorithms. It’s time to start talking about what we’re prepared to give them instead, especially as courts begin holding tech companies accountable. With news of Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement with 47 states and...Read More
