THOMASVILLE, Ga. — Thomasville police are recognizing local firefighters, EMTs and other emergency response partners for visiting schools as part of scheduled safety tours and preparedness training. The Thomasville Police Department said the visits help ensure first responders are familiar with school campuses, understand how to navigate them and can work smoothly with school administrators...Read More

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended a man for allegedly using his social media account to bully first-class chiefs of the Numan Federation. The man, 31-year-old Buriba Israel, is accused of using his Facebook account, bearing the same name, for cyberbullying, criminal intimidation, and circulating unverified and offensive allegations against the traditional rulers. The...Read More

The latest country to introduce a social media ban for kids? New Zealand. Announced by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Monday, a new bill proposed by the government would prevent children under 16 from accessing social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, as well as AI companions. The Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child...Read More

Police promote seatbelt, child safety seat laws Published 10:43 am Monday, August 24, 2026 Local law enforcement agencies are joining a national push to educate folks about safety belts and child seat laws, with the goal of keeping everyone safe in a vehicle. The vehicle safety initiative runs from Monday, Aug. 24, through Sunday, Sept....Read More

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unveiled a proposed law banning children younger than 16 from using social media platforms, citing what he said on Monday was “harm being done to a generation” of young people. Social media ban spreads More and more countries are following Australia’s lead and introducing social media bans for...Read More

A warning there’s no magic wand to keep teens off social media.  National has introduced a Bill which would legally require platforms like Instagram and TikTok to bar under-16s from making accounts.   It would impose an online safety regulator and introduce significant financial penalties for companies’ failure to comply.  ACT and New Zealand First...Read More

When government officials threaten to sue and prosecute their constituents over speech, the public should get to see the evidence. Earlier this year, the City of Manton, Michigan, passed a vague resolution condemning what it alleged was “a deliberate, ongoing, and escalating campaign of cyberbullying, online harassment, and personal attacks directed at City Commissioners.” Those so-called...Read More

New Zealand is set to follow Australia in banning social media for children under 16 years old with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon set to introduce the bill if he gets re-elected in November. Luxon’s proposed law would see platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook to be fined up to 10 per cent of their...Read More

The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 62% of respondents agreed that kids 15 and under should be barred from creating social media accounts. With discussions ramping up around the topic, the research aimed to figure out whether people actually thought this was a good idea.  According to the poll, 35% said it should be...Read More

New Zealand is introducing legislation that would restrict social media for kids under the age of 16. According to the New Zealand Herald, the bill requiring age checks for social media platforms, which prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party tabled in parliament today, targets content sharing platforms with at least one high-risk feature, such as “endless...Read More