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(KNSI) – The books and the homework are in the backpack, but experts recommend packing a safety plan, too. With school back in session, Alison Feigh, Director of the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, recommends getting a safe network together, saying, “We know that kids are at less risk when they have involved, connected adults in...Read More
A new survey finds strong support among parents for new social media safeguards designed to give families more tools to protect teens online. The research, released by the Coalition to Empower Our Future, found that 81% of parents nationwide support the recent agreement between states and Meta to implement additional online safety measures. The survey...Read More
(TNND) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed bills aimed at making social media safer for kids by limiting so-called addictive features and raising penalties for platforms found negligent in harming children. Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, a Long Beach Democrat and the lead author of the bills, said Friday that he’s “ecstatic” to see them...Read More
MERIDEN — Police said a man was apprehended last week in an undercover sting when he tried to meet what he believed was a minor for sex. Victor Velez, Jr., 53, was charged with criminal attempt at risk of injury to a minor, second-degree sexual assault and criminal attempt/commercial sexual abuse of a minor, Meriden police...Read More
The settlement between Meta and most states, including Arizona, announced last month will lead to the company paying $17 billion to the states over a decade and making changes the states say will make kids safer on Meta platforms, including Instagram and Facebook. Among the changes the tech giant will make: a time limit of...Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom high-fives schoolchildren while holding up the signed Assembly Bill 126 at Willett Elementary School in Davis on Thursday, July 9, 2026. The bill will increase funding for special education across the state. Newsom signed a group of bills on Thursday, Sept. 10, to regulate how social media and AI companies interact with...Read More
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of laws Thursday aimed at protecting children from the risks of technology, including social media and AI chatbots. The laws will penalize large social media companies up to $1 million per child if they are found negligent of harming children through their platforms, ban tech businesses from...Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of laws Thursday aimed at protecting children from the risks of technology, including social media and AI chatbots. The laws will penalize large social media companies up to $1 million per child if they are found negligent of harming children through their platforms,...Read More
