The first iOS 18.2 beta brought a ton of new features and changes, with powerful Apple Intelligence upgrades being the highlight. But the release also introduced a new iMessage child safety feature for reporting nudes to Apple. Here’s what you should know. Communication Safety expands in iOS 18.2 As of iOS 17, children under 13...Read More
The feds came away with a big haul during a massive raid on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Tuesday, nabbing 40 illegal migrants — including a notorious MS-13 gangbanger and a child sex offender, officials said. The operation on the two popular tourist islands off Massachusetts tapped several federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the...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
It couldn’t have been more obvious that Jessica Walker was a vulnerable 13-year-old. The anorexic teen was a religious follower of the unfathomably thin YouTuber Eugenia Cooney and regularly posted on Discord servers dedicated to her fandom. That’s where the Strasburg, Virginia, teen was contacted by a 29-year-old man, who she now realizes worked out...Read More
The changes come after the service faced a number of negative headlines in recent years as it exploded in popularity. Roblox features a vast number of colorful and anarchic games and “experiences,” many of which are made by users themselves and often involves real-time messaging between players. But anyone younger than 13 will by default...Read More
Published: May 28, 2025 Photo from Ron Lach via Pexels By Gavin Boyle A police officer shared a sickening story he recently encountered which reveals how online predators exploit kids even when parents do everything right. “My daughter was/is the victim of an online predator. She’s officially considered an exploited child. Let me just tell...Read More
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Beaver County man has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child numerous times. Stanley David Burden, 54, of Aliquippa, pleaded guilty to the felony charges of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault of a...Read More
Elon Musk’s X social media service and key US senators agreed on the wording of a bipartisan online safety bill to protect children from bullying and exploitation, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said. “After working with the bill authors, I’m proud to share that we’ve made progress to further protect freedom of speech while maintaining...Read More
Over the past decade, Denver Public Schools’ approach to discipline has swung decidedly toward keeping students in school rather than kicking them out. Safety begins with positive relationships between staff and students and a positive school climate, the district’s discipline policy says. Bringing a gun to school is the only offense that automatically results in...Read More
The online child safety ecosystem has already witnessed several key improvements in the months following the April publication of a landmark Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) report, writes Riana Pfefferkorn, formerly a research scholar at the SIO and now a policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI). On April 22, 2024, the...Read More
