As brands continue to plough millions into advertising on TikTok, the company is facing yet another investigation over its child safety record, with Ofcom opening a formal probe into whether the platform has complied with its duties under the Online Safety Act to protect children from harmful content. The move follows an Ofcom review which concluded...Read More

Calls to poison centers involving diphenhydramine — the active ingredient in Benadryl and some over-the-counter sleep aids — and teens in the first five months of 2026 were more than double compared with the same period last year, according to a health advisory from America’s Poison Centers obtained first by ABC News. Some parents claim...Read More

A multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of thirteen men attempting to contact children throughout California. Multiple law enforcement agencies conducted an online predator operation targeting individuals attempting to engage in illicit activities with underage children. Thirteen men were arrested during the investigation. The locations included Turlock, Modesto, Atwater, Ceres, Fresno, Oakdale, Stockton, and San...Read More

Seyma Erkul Dayanc 16 July 2026•Update: 16 July 2026 UK communications regulator Ofcom launched a formal investigation into TikTok on Thursday to examine whether the platform is complying with its obligations under the country’s Online Safety Act to protect children from harmful content. The regulator said the investigation would assess whether there are reasonable grounds...Read More

Published July 16, 2026 4:24pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Stressing active threat drills alone are not enough to prevent school violence, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday said it is strengthening mental health services and learner reporting mechanisms for students....Read More

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LONDON – Britain’s communications regulator on July 16 launched an investigation into whether social media platform TikTok is doing enough under UK law to protect children from harmful content online. “This investigation will seek to establish whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that TikTok has failed, or is failing, to comply with its legal...Read More

LONDON (AP) — The British government announced plans Wednesday to introduce a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-olds — though they will be able to override the proposed default setting. In its latest attempt to reduce the risks of online harm for children, Britain’s Labour government also said that features that...Read More

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PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC (WMBF) – A Murrells Inlet man was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he violated his probation. Warren Spence Perry, 70, was charged with violation of probation stemming from a 2023 conviction for sexual exploitation of a minor that investigators said occurred in 2020. Perry was found to be working at Pawleys Island...Read More