SUMMARY The debate over social media use by teens is raging on. In the U.S., Meta and Google were just handed back-to-back losses in lawsuits against them. Germany is looking to ban social media, or at least make it harder to access, for young people, something Australia did last year. From Berlin, special correspondent Malcolm...Read More
Today, Meta went to trial in the state of New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation on its apps, including Facebook and Instagram. The state claims that Meta violated New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act by implementing design features and algorithms that created dangerous conditions for users. Now, more than two years...Read More
A new study indicates that more teens are “sexting” to a greater degree that researchers previously understood. In a survey of college students, more than half said they had sent — or received — sexually explicit text messages when they were teenagers or adolescents. “That figure of 54 percent is by far the highest figure...Read More
A young woman sits at a sunlit table, holding a smartphone with a soft focus background. The scene conveys casual connectivity, focus on the device, and a relaxed moment of everyday life. Fiordaliso/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fiordaliso/Moment RF/Getty Images Two court verdicts this week spotlight the risks for teens from using social...Read More
The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, also says Meta hasn’t fully disclosed or addressed the dangers of social media addiction. Meta hasn’t agreed that social media addiction exists, but executives at trial acknowledged “problematic use” and say they want people to feel good about the time they spend on...Read More
Today we sent a letter to members of the Virginia State Crime Commission, urging them not to criminalize the act of sexting. The creation of a new misdemeanor offense is the wrong way to address the growing trend of sexting. This behavior should be addressed by parents and educators, not prosecutors and judges.Sexting is an...Read More
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Premier Scott Moe says his government is planning to ask Saskatchewan residents their view on banning social media for children under...Read More
Last November, when the Canadian Center for Child Protection published nationally-representative data on the scale of sextortion and other forms of image based online abuse, it was a wake-up call for child safety online. According to the survey of nearly 1,300 Canadian teens who were sexually victimized online, over half of the cases involved images...Read More
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MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A major crackdown on online child predators in western North Carolina is highlighting what deputies call a serious and growing threat. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, working alongside the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office, recently conducted a multi-agency undercover operation targeting individuals accused of soliciting children online and attempting to meet...Read More
