Though it has been just three days since the premiere of the show, Bigg Boss Malayalam 8 is already drawing attention for the sensitive comments made by the contestants. After the controversial comment by contestant Rahul Easwar on one of the ongoing sexual abuse cases, Kadal Komban’s statement on cyberbullying is gaining attention.In the recent...Read More

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Posting photos of children on social media is common, but Idaho law enforcement warns that it can put kids at risk in many ways, online and in real life. Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford and Canyon County Sheriff Kieren Donahue both said that once a child’s photo is online, even on...Read More

Children, young adults and their parents spoke with many leaders, including the mayor and state representatives. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven students put local leaders on the spot Saturday, asking what can be done to make their schools and their city safer and stronger. After another teenager was shot in New Haven this week,...Read More

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Local school districts have alerted families to a social media trend regarding school safety. Both districts said they believe this trend started in another state but has been modified with local references. We reached out to Wayne County Schools who told WTOC the trend appears to be the “Cat in the...Read More

Police in Ghaziabad are investigating allegations that a 17-year-old Class 12 student faced repeated WhatsApp harassment, threats and humiliation before her death, with four people now booked on the complaint of her father. The teenager, a student of Vivekananda School in Delhi’s Anand Vihar area, died by suicide at her home in the Kaushambi area...Read More

Schools and law enforcement authorities in the US are issuing warnings against a viral “Cat in the Hat” social media trend in which disturbing or AI-generated versions of the Dr Seuss character are used to threaten students, schools and communities. The latest warnings come as safety concerns increase and several teenagers have been arrested or...Read More

In February 2026, a jury in Plano, Texas, returned a verdict in a bullying case involving an adult woman, Summer Smith, and a teenager, Asher Vann. The court ordered Smith and her attorney to pay Vann nearly $3.2 million for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Ironically, Vann had been accused of bullying in the original...Read More

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said the proposed Cyber Security (Amendment) Act 2026 will help restore decency in the digital space, protect women and young people from cyber-bullying, and ensure professional safeguards for journalists while preventing any misuse of the law. “The government is highly conscious of citizens’ freedom of expression and personal security,” he...Read More

By Billy Begas The House of Representatives, under Speaker Faustino Dy III, is pushing to make online spaces safer for young Filipinos, especially on social media. During the LegisHear in South Cotabato over the weekend, Senior Deputy Speaker Ferdinand Hernandez said he and Dy have been pushing for stronger safeguards on children’s access to social...Read More

Even a decade ago, the horror stories behind some of the 13 children’s online protection bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday seemed the stuff of fiction. An AI chatbot coaching a teenager to isolate himself from friends and family and ultimately take his own life. Children’s AI-enabled plush toys detailing how to light...Read More