This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. DICT Secretary Henry Aguda threatens Roblox with restrictions or suspension if it fails to tighten its child safety systems and cooperate with the Philippine government MANILA, Philippines – Secretary Henry Aguda of the Department of Information and Communications...Read More
The Discord app. Credit: Shutterstock Attorney General James Uthmeier said Wednesday his office will investigate Discord, a messaging platform, for allegedly putting children at risk of being groomed by predators online. The office issued a subpoena for information relating to the marketing of children, enforcing age-verification requirements, content moderation, parental control features and reporting of...Read More
The FBI is tracking an increase in activity from a network called “764,” a decentralized network of online predators looking to exploit children on the devices and apps they use most and manipulating them into doing acts of violence and self-harm. A young man in New Jersey was arrested and charged last week for offenses...Read More
Last month, a Queens child was groomed online, then kidnapped just seven days later, according to police. She’s home safe now, but authorities say online threats like this one are exploding, with predators increasingly pushing violence. Suspect arrested after allegedly kidnapping 11-year-old Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said the 11-year-old girl met the suspect...Read More
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An undercover sting operation targeting people accused of trying to solicit children online led to multiple arrests in McDowell County, authorities confirmed. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office said the charges stem from individuals inside and outside the county who intended to travel to the area to meet someone they believed...Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday that his office has launched an investigation into Discord, alleging the popular messaging platform may be putting children at risk of online predators. According to a newly issued subpoena, the Attorney General’s Office is seeking records related to how Discord markets to minors, enforces...Read More
Following major backlash about the scheduled release of a serial child molester through California’s elderly parole program, the 64-year-old is now facing new charges that could keep him behind bars. News that David Allen Funston was set to be freed was met by outrage among victims, politicians and others. The former Sacramento County district attorney...Read More
Sacramento, CA — A rally was held by Republican lawmakers and others on Wednesday in Sacramento, arguing against the planned release of convicted child predator Gregory Lee Vogelsang. He was convicted in 1999 of child molestation charges in Placer County involving five boys, as well as kidnapping. Mother Lode Assemblyman David Tangipa was one of the...Read More
President Donald Trump’s promise to carry out the “largest deportation program in American history” has reshaped federal law enforcement priorities and diminished efforts to fight domestic terrorism — including extremists who target children, according to sources and newly released federal data. Roughly 20% of FBI agents — 2,840 out of around 13,800 — have been...Read More
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. School safety officers on School District of Philadelphia campuses will be issued “personal ballistic protection,” including bulletproof vests and handcuffs, by the beginning of next school year. The Board of Education voted Thursday to approve a $600,000 contract with...Read More
