Why AI Regulation Matters for Children Initiative 25-0036A1 Child Safety Requirements for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Products, Including Chatbots, posits an important ideal within child safety requirements regarding the use of AI among children under the age of 18. The ballot works to require providers of systems using or distributing AI to utilize technological advancements to...Read More
Updated Fri, July 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM UTC Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz The U.S. Department of State has stripped the legal status of Tou Lue Vang, a foreign national convicted of child abuse in Minnesota, and removed him from the United States. The action follows a recent pardon by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz that...Read More
HARDIN — A 37-year-old man originally charged with solicitation and grooming in Calhoun County saw the charges transferred to federal court. Orlin Guevara-Ulloa, 37, of Richland, Washington, who was later determined to be in the U.S. illegally after being deported twice, was originally charged by the Calhoun County State’s Attorney’s Office on March 31 with...Read More
‘I’ve been formulating a lot of different ideas and ways to make schools safer…but I was getting blocked,’ says Collingwood/Wasaga Beach trustee Mike Foley A Collingwood school board trustee, frustrated with a lack of urgency on school violence at the Simcoe County District School Board, has taken his concerns over their heads to “the boss.”...Read More
Thousands of coin batteries sold on Amazon are now under recall for violating federal regulations for child-resistant packaging. The roughly 67,000 units manufactured by the company Junpower were sold on Amazon between December 2023 and September 2024. If you have these batteries in your home, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said you should contact the...Read More
Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo announced Monday that her bill – the Sexual Predator Accountability Act, AB 2147 – was signed into law. The new law strengthens law enforcement’s ability to prosecute serial sexual offenses that occur across multiple counties, helping protect communities and survivors, improving accountability, and reducing court backlogs. “No survivor should be forced to...Read More
Gardner also asked why Apple never removed Grok, which still hosted sexualized deepfakes of celebrities as recently as June, from its App Store. “When someone points out that these apps are deepfaking teenagers or creating child sexual abuse materials, they sort of quietly remove them from the App Store without making any announcement about it,...Read More
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Seven men have been arrested after investigators say they traveled to Volusia County to meet with a minor as part of an undercover operation targeting people who use the internet and mobile apps to target children. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Operation Tor/Pedo was conducted July 9 through July 11...Read More
Apple introduces new child safety features in iOS 27 Apple is updating its child safety features in iOS 27.The tech giant’s announcement at WWDC 2026 represents one of the most substantial overhauls to its parental control architecture in years. Tim cook’s company is introducing changes to the safety tools built into its iPhone operating system...Read More
A former Chicago area Mormon church figure who was excommunicated in the 1990s over allegations of child sexual abuse — and quickly reinstated by the faith group, and allowed to serve as a member and leader in an Ohio congregation — pleaded guilty Thursday in a criminal case that accused him of molesting two other...Read More
