Supplied Dubai Police and the Community Development Authority (CDA) have teamed up to help families keep children safe at home, online, while travelling and around water. The awareness campaign, called ‘Our Children’s Summer is Safe’, was held during the second half of August across five neighbourhood councils in Al Awir, Al Warqa, Nad Al Sheba,...Read More
Kasey Fitton, a 20-year-old child sex offender who targeted young girls on Snapchat, has been jailed for seven and a half years after admitting to more than 40 offences against children. Fitton, of no fixed abode, committed the offences between May 2024 and August 2025, when he was aged 18 and 19. He pleaded guilty...Read More
Supplied Dubai Police and the Community Development Authority (CDA) have teamed up to help families keep children safe at home, online, while travelling and around water. The awareness campaign, called ‘Our Children’s Summer is Safe’, was held during the second half of August across five neighbourhood councils in Al Awir, Al Warqa, Nad Al Sheba,...Read More
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the European Commission to support a European Union-wide ban on social media for children under 15 after France failed to pass its own legislation, according to his office on Tuesday. In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen dated August 29, Macron emphasized the urgent...Read More
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) — The Grand Island Police Department began a child safety operation at Grand Island Public Schools on Tuesday. Officers will be present during drop-off times at several Grand Island schools. During that time, officers will look inside vehicles to see that students are seated properly. Police said the main purpose is...Read More
On the morning John Ternus took over as Apple CEO, the most consequential headline about the company had nothing to do with the iPhone cycle or Siri AI. It came from a CNBC Squawk Box interview on September 1, 2026,… On the morning John Ternus took over as Apple CEO, the most consequential headline about...Read More
More cameras, enhanced staff training and ongoing community communication efforts are among the safety and security initiatives underway as the 2026-27 school year ramps up in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201. William Lipke, District 201’s school safety coordinator, recently outlined the district’s safety and security plan for the new year. He also provided an...Read More
The California Legislature passed several measures to regulate social media, chatbots for children. Dreamstime Dreamstime/TNS California legislators passed several measures relating to social media and artificial intelligence this session that their authors hope will set standards for states across the nation. Specifically, the bills put limits on how chatbot manufacturers and social media companies can...Read More
Constant scrolling and its impact on mind (Image: AI) The internet is changing way too fast for anyone to keep up. This leaves the young generation to navigate an environment that no generation before them has ever faced. There are apps that are designed to addict people, and then there is this peer pressure to...Read More
The Sector’s Compliance and Risk Forum brought early childhood education and care (ECEC) leaders, providers, safeguarding specialists and risk professionals together in Sydney on 4 September to examine child safety, regulation and the changing risk environment facing the sector. Sponsored by Storypark and ChildAware, the forum explored some of the most pressing issues confronting ECEC,...Read More
