Roblox Corp., the video-game platform popular with preteens, is instituting a number of reforms following widespread criticism of its child-safety policies and the arrests of alleged child abusers using the service. Users under the age of 13 will need parental permission to access certain Roblox chat features, according to a copy of an email the...Read More
ANDERSON, Calif. — A 28-year-old man from Anderson who had an in-home daycare was arrested following an undercover decoy operation in Shasta County, where he was caught attempting to meet with what he believed to be a 14-year-old girl for sexual relations. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office reported that in May, an undercover decoy posed...Read More
(TNND) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is raising alarms about an online network of violent predators known as “764,” which targets teenagers through popular online platforms. The group befriends teens and coerces them into escalating sexual and violent behavior, including creating pornography, harming family pets, self-harm, or even suicide. According to ABC News, the...Read More
Body camera and drone video show Owasso Police arresting two men in three days, accused of trying to meet who they thought was a child, for sex. Owasso Police say both men were messaging an undercover investigator, and one of them drove to Owasso from Oklahoma City to meet. Police used their drone to track...Read More
A two-day undercover sting in Mandeville led to the arrests of five men accused of trying to meet children for sex—only to discover the “children” were undercover officers with a Northshore task force cracking down on online predators.Each suspect allegedly initiated contact with what they believed were minors online and attempted to arrange in-person meetings....Read More
The US Senate passed major online child safety reforms in a vote on Tuesday, but the legislation faces an uncertain fate in the House of Representatives. Two bills – the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act and the Kids Online Safety Act, nicknamed Coppa 2.0 and Kosa – would need to pass in the...Read More
SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Teaching children about personal safety and boundaries can be a difficult conversation—but one Southern Arizona nonprofit is making it easier by adding some familiar, friendly faces. At The Rock Church of Sahuarita, characters like Moana, Princess Elsa and Steve from Minecraft helped bring an important message to life: learning to say...Read More
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Senate passed two major online child safety reforms July 30, but the bills face an uncertain future in the House. The bills — the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act and the Kids Online Safety Act, sometimes called COPPA 2.0 and KOSA — were approved by the upper...Read More
The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. Born with a traumatic brain injury, he’d been diagnosed in kindergarten with a serious emotional disability and severe ADHD. Stuck at home during the early months of the pandemic, his mental health declined. That fall he was briefly admitted to a...Read More
The U.S. Senate has approved the nation’s first major legislation aimed at protecting children from internet harms. Two bills passed the Senate by a vote of 91-3 on Tuesday. But the measures will also need to be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives to become law. It is currently unclear whether the House will...Read More
