FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) — International media outlets and national network news organizations have kept phones ringing at the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office this week, inquiring about the fate of three Fayetteville teens charged in sexting and porn-related cases. If a CCSO request is granted, the cases may prompt another round of cyber crime forums in Cumberland...Read More
The bill would add requirements for social media companies and schools. GEORGIA, USA — Editor’s note: This story discuses death by suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, help is available. Call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. A new bill is in the works that aims to protect children...Read More
Cyberbullying, a form of online harassment, is bullying or harassing committed by electronic means. Cyberbullying has become a major issue in schools, as well as society at large, particularly after several high-profile incidents where kids who were bullied online committed suicide. The White House called a summit on the phenomenon in 2011. More than...Read More
The EPP Group wants to make cyber-bullying a criminal offence right across the EU. Today, the European Parliament will debate the impact of cyber violence in its various forms on young people during a plenary debate. “Cyber-bullying must be tackled at EU level to ensure that people across Europe have the same level of protection...Read More
Rajkot: A six-year-old girl was rescued within two hours of allegedly being kidnapped from near her home in the Metoda GIDC area on Saturday after her mother immediately alerted the police through the 112 emergency helpline. Police arrested a 36-year-old man, Vikram Gaur, who allegedly lured the child with an ice cream and took her...Read More
Educators, mental health advocates and school safety experts across Arizona say cyberbullying has evolved into one of the fastest-growing student safety concerns facing schools. This is especially true in Maricopa County, where large districts continue to grapple with rising behavioral health needs, chronic absenteeism and increased social media exposure among adolescents. Nationally, cyberbullying reports among...Read More
A teen former Long Island student who claims she was raped in a classroom by a popular art teacher is suing the school district for allegedly failing to protect her from the twisted “serial sex predator.” The ex-student was groomed by now-fired Bay Shore High School instructor John Kennedy, 53, starting last year when she...Read More
Westport schools reopen on Tuesday. (No, you’re not imagining things. Yeah, it’s pretty early.) So even though the fireworks were, like, 3 days ago, students may have forgotten some basic rules of the road. And (ahem) parents too. The Westport Police Department has already begun targeting traffic violators in school zones, with their annual “Back...Read More
Arturo Bejar, a vocal critic of Meta’s safety record, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over claims brought by a coalition of states that could reshape Facebook and Instagram, some of the most popular apps on the planet. California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey accuse Meta of designing...Read More
Today is Sunday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2026. There are 130 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 23, 2003, former priest John Geoghan (GAY’-gun), the convicted child molester whose prosecution sparked the sex abuse scandal that shook the Roman Catholic Church nationwide, died after another inmate attacked him in...Read More
