July 12, 2026 – Turlock, CA – Turlock Police Department officials report that they worked in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, recently conducted an online predator operation targeting individuals attempting to engage in illicit activities with underage children. The operation resulted in the arrest of thirteen (13) individuals on numerous felony charges. This operation...Read More
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — Roblox launched new age-based parental safety tools on June 16, but attorneys representing families in lawsuits against the company and behavioral health experts say the changes do not go far enough. Platform background and legal pressure Roblox, which launched roughly two decades ago as a platform where children could build virtual...Read More
Become a member of GB MAX to gain exclusive access to the industry and to the most influential global B2B leadership community in the business of gaming, entertainment, and tech. Join now and also get a VIP ticket to GamesBeat Next (Nov 2-3, SF). Anapol Weiss filed two new lawsuits against Roblox, with one of...Read More
The EU’s child safety debate is moving past the familiar question of whether parents should do more. The new pressure is landing where young people actually spend their time: on the platforms themselves. In a statement with the co-chairs of the Special Panel on child safety online, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen thanked...Read More
Police said the West Haven Special Victims Unit, supported by the Investigative Services Unit, Street Crime Unit, Patrol Division, and Meriden Police Department, worked in conjunction this month with the FBI – New Haven, Crimes Against Children Task Force “targeting child predators.” “Undercover FBI agents began communicating with several different individuals online who were seeking...Read More
Police said the West Haven Special Victims Unit, supported by the Investigative Services Unit, Street Crime Unit, Patrol Division, and Meriden Police Department, worked in conjunction this month with the FBI – New Haven, Crimes Against Children Task Force “targeting child predators.” “Undercover FBI agents began communicating with several different individuals online who were seeking...Read More
LOUISIANA (KLFY) — A student-led effort to improve school safety across Louisiana is now law after members of the Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council helped develop legislation aimed at strengthening campus security. Among those involved was Everette Etie of Erath High School, one of two Acadiana students who served on the statewide council. Etie said...Read More
Expert recommendations put privacy, platform design and young people’s wellbeing at the centre of Europe’s next digital debate The European Commission’s ch… Expert recommendations put privacy, platform design and young people’s wellbeing at the centre of Europe’s next digital debate The European Commission’s child-safety-online panel is handing its recommendations to Ursula von der Leyen today,...Read More
At least one of the two convicted child molesters set to move into a residence just west of Turlock will not be placed there, authorities said. A decision on the other man’s future is expected later this month. Stanislaus County District Attorney Jeff Laugero announced last week that the effort to place Timothy Roger Weathers...Read More
BERLIN — They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them. In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconscious victims, they referred to women...Read More
