The legal proposal comes a day after European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced the 27-country bloc’s intention to ban children under 13 from social media, and permit only limited, supervised access until the age of 15.
Dubbed the “EU KIDS Act”, Brussels is now “reversing the burden of proof”, von...Read More
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a nationwide review of school safety measures and a thorough investigation into the deadly shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato. Marcos said authorities must determine how a minor was able to obtain a firearm and bring it inside the school, stressing that school shootings must not...Read More
SYDNEY, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Apple Executive Chair Tim Cook views the Australian government’s pioneering curbs on social media as “world-leading”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday after meeting with Cook at the company’s US headquarters. “Tim Cook gave us a lot of time this morning. He regards the work that we’ve done on...Read More
The legal proposal comes a day after European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced the 27-country bloc’s intention to ban children under 13 from social media, and permit only limited, supervised access until the age of 15.
Dubbed the “EU KIDS Act”, Brussels is now “reversing the burden of proof”, von...Read More
Strasbourg, France – The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants — and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them. The rules for platforms would include a ban on addictive features, so-called endless scrolling, and push notifications while children...Read More
After the Michigan GOP chose Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd for their attorney general candidate during the August primary election, concerns were raised about Lloyd’s endorsement from—and campaign photos with—a fellow prosecutor with a long line of sexual harassment accusations. The role of a state attorney general is to serve as the state’s chief legal...Read More
The NYPD on Saturday released a sketch of the suspect wanted for attacking a woman in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. The 6-foot-2 suspect, sporting a light-colored baseball cap, choked his 41-year-old victim after he jumped her inside the sprawling greenspace near Wellhouse Drive and Terrace Bridge at about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police sources said the...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. The settlement resolves a pivotal legal case years in the making...Read More
A registered sex offender leading a church: Edward Heard knows how it looks. “Obviously a red flag,” he told Roys Report (RR) on Tuesday. Heard, 48, is classified by the state of Pennsylvania as a violent sexual predator. He pleaded guilty in June 2001 to aggravated indecent assault, statutory rape, indecent assault without consent and...Read More
Senators are pushing for the passage of bills aimed at strengthening protection measures in schools. Senators are calling for immediate action following another school shooting incident, this time at a high school in South Cotabato that left three students dead on Friday, Sept. 18. “I call on the executive department, the Department of Education, the...Read More
