BERLIN – They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them. In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconscious victims, they referred to women...Read More
UK launches investigation into TikTok over child safety concerns UK’s media regulator, Ofcom, on Thursday launched an investigation into TikTok to ensure the compliance of the platform in protecting children from online harmful content. The probe will look into whether Britain’s TikTok unit “failed and is failing to protect the minors from obscene content under...Read More
The medical condition of convicted sexual predator Iain Wares has delayed sentencing proceedings against him, which were expected to be heard in the Wynberg Regional Court on Wednesday morning. The postponement comes amid a series of delays in the matter against the former Rondebosch Boys Primary teacher, who was accused and convicted in a historic...Read More
July 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator launched an investigation into TikTok on Thursday to understand whether its UK unit failed or is failing to protect children from harmful content. A month ago, the government imposed a blanket ban on social media for users under the age of 16 and placed restrictions on gaming and...Read More
The quickest way to make being online safer for children and teens would be to kick all adult men off the internet, the Canadian psychologist Candice Odgers believes. Men are the biggest perpetrators of sextortion and most likely to spread misinformation, she says. Odgers is not recommending this as a policy for governments to adopt:...Read More
More than 20 countries joined Spain’s initiative for child-centred AI governance. Spain has launched the International Coalition for Children’s Rights and Protection in the Age of AI with a group of countries and international organisations. The initiative was presented during the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva and is intended to ensure...Read More
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – A registered sex offender has been arrested for working near children. Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver announced that 70-year-old Warren Spence Perry has violated the conditions of his probation for a 2023 Sexual Exploitation of a Minor conviction for a crime committed in 2020. Warren Spence Perry(Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office)...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is warning families about the growing threat of financial sextortion targeting children, a crime that has had deadly consequences for some families across the country. One mother says her son died by suicide after becoming a victim of sextortion — the worst possible outcome of a...Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act 29 June, advancing a broad package of online child safety legislation that would establish new requirements for social media platforms, AI chatbots and parental controls. Lawmakers approved the legislation in a bipartisan 267-117 vote, despite significant pushback from policymakers, advocacy groups and...Read More
According to Ready, Set, Safe!, more than 55 million children attend nearly 130,000 K-12 schools nationwide, yet there is no consistent national expectation that schools conduct comprehensive safety assessments or track student injuries. The organization cited research from the American Academy of Pediatrics, estimating that 10 to 25 percent of childhood injuries occur at school....Read More
