Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the owners of a popular social media platform on Tuesday, alleging the social media company puts children at risk. Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday says children are becoming addicted to Snapchat and wants the company – Snap, Inc. – to reveal how it markets its app. Sunday also says Snapchat...Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Five men were arrested in Bartholomew County during a multi-agency sting operation targeting alleged online child sex offenders. According to a release from the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office, the following men were arrested: Matthew Ciske, 48, of Richmond, Indiana Andrew Donat, 59, of Indianapolis, Indiana David Hahn, 48, of Mt. Washington, Kentucky...Read More
Brazil’s data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety measures in what it said was a “powerful signal” to social media companies. Brazil has taken a tough stance on the regulation of social media platforms, cracking down on disinformation and requiring users under 16 to have their...Read More
Note: See the indictment here. A man was arrested this weekend in Canada at the request of the United States following his earlier indictment in Hawaii for sexual exploitation of a child. According to court documents, Donald Steven Lang, 62, produced images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Lang allegedly produced the images...Read More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An alleged child predator accused of exploiting a child aboard his sailboat was arrested in Canada, after the FBI warned he could be sailing across the Pacific Ocean to evade authorities. Donald Steven Lang, 62, was taken into custody over the weekend at the request of the...Read More
Following Australia’s trailblazing social-media ban, New Zealand has become the latest country to introduce a bill banning younger teens from a range of social media platforms and AI companions in response to addiction concerns. On Monday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon introduced the “Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill,” which would set...Read More
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is expected to take the witness stand Tuesday in a major US trial examining whether Meta designed Instagram and Facebook to keep children and teenagers hooked while failing to adequately protect their safety. Mosseri is a key witness in a lawsuit brought by 29 US states, in what legal experts describe...Read More
A new systematic review is challenging a widely held assumption about school violence prevention: that making classrooms safer will automatically make children better learners. The evidence, drawn from randomised controlled trials conducted across different countries and education systems, suggests a more nuanced reality. School-based interventions can improve certain educational outcomes, but their effects are neither...Read More
A new systematic review is challenging a widely held assumption about school violence prevention: that making classrooms safer will automatically make children better learners. The evidence, drawn from randomised controlled trials conducted across different countries and education systems, suggests a more nuanced reality. School-based interventions can improve certain educational outcomes, but their effects are neither...Read More
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Four north Georgia men were arrested after deputies say they arranged to meet people they believed were underage for sex during an undercover operation. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Hall County Sheriff’s Office conducted the operation, dubbed “Operation Vigilant,” Aug. 21-22 with help from the...Read More
