NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning singer Bobby Pulido, who is the Democratic nominee in Texas’ 15th Congressional District, is facing scrutiny over past performances with bandmate Frankie Caballero, who is a registered sex offender convicted of indecent contact with an 8-year-old girl. The 52-year-old Tejano musician first collaborated...Read More
As social media has grown it has become harder to restrict and protect young people from seeing violent and dangerous content, research found children as young as 10 are seeing violence on their screens (39%) and that 72% of children aged 10-16 believe they cannot control the content on their screens. We should be able...Read More
A pair of sexting scandals in New York and Colorado are the latest reminders of the need for parents to engage young people in conversations about sex and social media, experts say. The two incidents, which both occurred over the last week, have raised concerns about the extent of sexting among students – and led...Read More
It goes without saying that parents are more concerned than anyone else for their children’s well-being. So, no one is surprised, as The Daily Signal has noted, when parents hesitate to send their children to schools where “violence and intimidation were so bad that eight police officers patrolled the school every day, yet kids were still...Read More
A recent report highlights a growing and controversial trend within the creator economy. It points to adult content creators reshaping their online presence to appear more teen friendly. This shift is raising serious concerns about digital safety. Many creators known for explicit content on subscription platforms are now building large audiences on apps like TikTok....Read More
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Sexting is known as the sharing of sexually explicit images and videos through the internet or via electronic devices such as smartphones. On supporting science journalism If you’re enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By...Read More
A California Assembly member representing Long Beach is introducing bills to keep kids under 16 off social media platforms and more tightly regulate companies that operate them after two juries recently ordered Meta and Google to pay hundreds of millions for harming children who sued them alleging their platforms are addictive and unsafe. Democratic Assemblymember...Read More
Story highlights NEW: Colorado and 29 other states don’t have sexting laws and rely on child pornography laws District attorney says it might be unfair to punish only those directly linked or who cooperated with authorities Still, a “warning” letter will go to parents of the children implicated CNN — Colorado high school and middle school...Read More
THUNDERSTORMS COMING UP IN WEATHER WATCH 12. >> MARK. THANK YOU. THE BIG STORY TONIGHT AT TEN. TEEN TAKEOVERS CAUSING HAVOC THIS WEEK. >> YOU CAN SEE IT BEHIND US HERE. MASSIVE MEET UPS ALL ORGANIZED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SUNDAY AT BAYSHORE, POLICE ARRESTED 14 YOUNG PEOPLE AFTER FIGHTS BROKE OUT ON THE MALL PROPERTY...Read More
Amy Adele Hasinoff Amy Adele Hasinoff – Communications researcher People have been using media to talk about sex for a long time. Love letters, phone sex, racy Polaroids. There’s even a story of a girl who eloped with a man that she met over the telegraph in 1886. Today we have sexting, and I am...Read More
