Anna Morgan and Alex Guard Bird & Bird outlines the EU KIDS Act and its proposed new rules for strengthening children’s safety and protection online. On 17 September 2026, the European Commission published its proposal for the EU Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Act (the KIDS Act) This is the EU’s response to...Read More

Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The average person now spends several hours each day on social media. Today, just about everything can become content. Your workout, your vacation, your dinner, your family. But some experts say constantly thinking about what to post, instead of simply being present, may be creating a new kind of burnout....Read More

Roblox Sexual Exploitation Allegations According to the complaint, AW-0020 is a Hillsborough County, Florida, resident who used Roblox and Snapchat for several years for entertainment and social interaction. However, the lawsuit indicates an online predator pretending to be a teenage boy approached her through Roblox in 2024. The predator allegedly groomed her through both Roblox...Read More

The Brief The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension led the most recent investigation into former teacher Aaron Hjermstad who sexually abused dozens of young boys in the Twin Cities. State investigators reviewed hundreds of child abuse videos to identify and locate victims. The case is detailed in “Minnesota Monster”, a new true-crime documentary premiering Sept....Read More

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OPELIKA, Ga. – Investigators arrested 11 men during an undercover child predator sting at an Opelika hotel last Thursday and last Friday. Opelika hotel child predator sting What we know: The Lee County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with the Covenant Rescue Group, the Auburn Police Department, and the Opelika Police Department to execute a two-day...Read More

SHREVEPORT, La. — A Shreveport man who pleaded guilty to molestation of a juvenile earlier this month was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison Monday.   District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr. sentenced Mark Perez, 40, to serve the prison term without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Perez pleaded guilty Sept....Read More

Child Passenger Safety Week is drawing attention to a troubling trend as a new study finds many children are moving out of car seats and booster seats before they are ready. Data from the National Digital Car Seat Check Form found more than 86% of children evaluated last year had transitioned to an adult seat...Read More

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. ______ Tennessee state lawmakers next year will have access to an unprecedented pot of money earmarked for child mental health support, but it’s not yet clear where the funds will go and whether school programs will directly...Read More

As many as three out of every four child car seats are used incorrectly in North Dakota. As part of Child Passenger Safety Week this week, North Dakota’s Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging parents and caregivers to get their car seat installations checked by certified child passenger safety technicians. Dawn Mayer is...Read More