WAYNE HOLDSWORTH, SUICIDE REVENTION ADVOCATE: Our son Mac took his life at 17 partly because he was sexually extorted online. We are the first country in the world to have gone down this track, and now 20 have followed. JACOB GREBER, POLITICAL EDITOR: Now six months old, Australia’s social media ban is getting fresh scrutiny....Read More
The regulatory approach in Australia evolves as eSafety increases action against AI-enabled exploitation risks. Three more AI-powered ‘nudify’ services have withdrawn access for Australian users after enforcement action by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner under the country’s Age-Restricted Material codes. The codes require AI services that allow users to access or generate age-restricted material, including sexually explicit...Read More
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts as critics argue the world-first ban on under-16s was failing. Communications Minister Anika Wells on Monday blamed the platforms’ resistance to the age restrictions for the need to toughen...Read More
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Greenville police are preparing to enforce a downtown teen curfew this weekend after social media posts calling for teens to gather led to multiple fights last weekend. Now, a mental health professional is commenting on social media’s role in the fights. The curfew applies to anyone under 18 in the downtown...Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging the platform puts minors at risk and deceives parents about protections for children. “The bottom line is suing them for putting minors at risk and for deceiving parents about their protections for kids,” Griffin said. Lawsuit allegations The lawsuit...Read More
Protecting young learners from campus violence requires a collaborative community effort that must begin with parental supervision at home, Pasig Representative Roman Romulo said Sunday. Romulo, who chairs the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture, acknowledged that work and other economic factors can limit parents’ time with their children. However, he stressed the critical...Read More
BACK ON THE GULF COAST? THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> YOU’RE JUST BEING A KID. NOT REALLY KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES YOUR ACTIONS. >> AND SOMETIMES THOSE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE DEADLY. GULF COAST NEWS JUST GOT THIS DASH CAMERA VIDEO OF KIDS ON E-BIKES AND THEN ONE TAUNTING DRIVERS THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU....Read More
With many children expected to spend time at home during the school holidays while parents and guardians are at work, police urged families to take proactive steps to ensure the safety and well-being of their children. The school holidays will be from June 26 –July 21. Police spokesperson Captain Johan van Dyk warned criminals often...Read More
When the UK government announced this week that it would ban children under 16 from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and X, Zak Ringelstein wasn’t surprised. He was ready. That’s because Ringelstein is the founder and CEO of fast-growing kids social media platform Zigazoo, which has spent six years building exactly what governments around the world are...Read More
The Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) has called for evidence-based policies to improve child safety online, saying banning video games would not address the broader issues surrounding youth violence following the recent school shooting in Tacloban City. In a statement signed by Ria Lu, president of GDAP, the organization expressed condolences to the...Read More
