A Texas judge granted the state partial summary judgment against TikTok over deceptive claims about content safeguards for minors. | Illustration created by DX. A Travis County judge ruled Thursday that TikTok violated Texas consumer protection law by misleading consumers about safeguards meant to protect minors from inappropriate content. Judge Cory Liu of the 250th...Read More
TEXAS (KAUZ) – A Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant is back in custody after being captured in Travis Co., according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). 24-year-old Fermin Alejandro Calles Garcia, from Venezuela, was taken into custody on Sept. 5 during a traffic stop in Northwest Travis Co. Following up on...Read More
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) — Nearly 3 in 100 students in elementary through high school reported experiencing school violence, a government survey showed Wednesday, the highest rate since the study began in 2013. The education ministry and 16 regional education offices conducted this year’s survey online for all 3.9 million students in the fourth to...Read More
California’s new law targets users under 16, but doesn’t require a full ban for those users. Instead, it defines “addictive” features as ones that are “psychologically exploitative” and prohibits social media companies from providing children with features such as infinite scroll, algorithmic recommendations and autoplay. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, already agreed to implement...Read More
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed 13 pieces of legislation into law that put strict rules on how social media companies present content to teenagers in the state. The laws prohibit social media companies from using addictive features like infinite scrolling and autoplay videos for users under 16; require companies to tell a teen...Read More
Tip Leads to Arrest of Venezuelan Child Predator in Travis County | Brownwood News Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/6.0) X-Middleton/1 f38fc09852f19ce656f4f857d51b063cd1cfbf08 1 Source link ——————————————————– Click Here For The Original Source.Read More
Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major legal victory in the fight to hold TikTok accountable for harming children. This makes Texas the first state in the nation to hold TikTok liable for misleading parents about the safety of its platform and for exposing children to inappropriate content. Image for illustration purposes. TikTok logo: Public Domain...Read More
TikTok reportedly declined to run ads from Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta urging the company and fellow social media rival YouTube to join the Instagram parent’s landmark child safety settlement. Meta’s historic $18 billion settlement with a coalition of state attorneys general came with some bizarre terms. Meta is initially only required to pay 70% of the...Read More
Rayoheatuknews It comes after a teacher who sexually abused students in her care was found guilty yesterday Winchester Crown Court Author: Freya TaylorPublished 15 hours ago Police say they’ll be supporting the victims of a teacher who sexually abused students in her care in Southampton and Wiltshire. Bronwen James was convicted of three counts of...Read More
Greg R. Douma, 59, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Greg R. Douma, 59, of Kenosha, is back behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday morning to repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl whose account indicated the abuse began when she was just 6 or 7 years old and continued for years. Kenosha County Circuit...Read More
