Selectability Reinforces Message For Child Protection Week ‍ With child safety firmly in the national spotlight, not-for-profit charity selectability is using Queensland Child Protection Week (6th – 12th September) to remind communities that keeping children safe is a shared responsibility. ‍ As Queensland continues to explore new approaches to supporting vulnerable children and families, one...Read More

A Pennsylvania influencer has been charged after being stabbed during a confrontation with two men he accused of being child predators in upstate New York last year. Nicholas Attalla, 34, who operates under the online moniker “Niky Sal,” was arrested on charges of third-degree assault, criminal nuisance and endangering the welfare of a child on...Read More

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen is due to outline how the bloc intends to better protect children online from dangerous content and addictive apps. (EPA Images pic) BRUSSELS: The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use them instead of banning minors from their platforms, over 130 groups...Read More

Comfy, safe and creative clothes made for some serious playtime? These aren’t just buzzwords for Jill Heinke Moen, the owner of Planette Kids in downtown Eau Claire – they’re the heart behind her ongoing social media video series, “Behind The Seams.” Jill’s latest online campaign was motivated by several goals: go beyond in-store experiences, demonstrate...Read More

Listen to the article 10 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As debate rages over the best way to protect young users from the harms of social media, here’s a review of the key issues in question, and the currently proposed solutions to address these problems, and ensure...Read More

The first trailer for Mike Flanagan’s “Carrie” has finally arrived. The eight-episode series will premiere on Prime Video on Oct. 7. The trailer starts with Carrie (Summer H. Howell) walking into a classroom for the first time after being homeschooled all her life. Immediately she’s met with sneers and sarcastic remarks from her classmates as...Read More

Cyberbullying is a growing public health crisis. Malaysia’s laws, digital education and tech accountability must evolve to protect victims THE internet has delivered the world to our fingertips but it has also constructed a borderless arena for abuse. According to Unicef (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund), 30% of young people across 30 countries have experienced cyberbullying. This digital violence...Read More

Back-to-school used to mean new stationery, lunchboxes and backpacks. Today, it includes mobile phones, school-issued laptops, tablets, and a dashboard full of educational apps. While these digital tools unlock learning opportunities, they also drop children, some as young as those in pre-school, straight into the digital deep end. Before children log in this term, they...Read More

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Authorities have identified the man shot and killed outside Evergreen Middle School as 20-year-old Joel Malin. According to the sheriff’s office, when a deputy approached Malin, the 6-foot-6 man accosted the officer and presented what appeared to be a firearm. The deputy fired two shots, fatally wounding Malin. The sheriff’s office...Read More

RIVERDALE – Social media is the new park, and the implications are sobering. That’s the message from Riverdale Police Chief Casey Warren after David Soriano, 23, was booked into Weber County Jail on Friday on suspicion of numerous charges, including rape of a child, enticing a minor, sodomy on a child, sexual exploitation of a...Read More