Local News Commissoners approve SRO contracts Photo provided. Belmont County Commissioner JP Dutton is looking forward to the upcoming school year being safe for students and teachers. ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As students prepare to return to school, the Belmont County Board of Commissioners and Belmont County Sheriff’s Office are focusing on student safety. The board...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (TNND) — Meta is defending its record of protecting children and teenagers online as the technology giant faces a federal trial over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep young people hooked despite risks to their mental health. Opening arguments kicked off on Tuesday in Oakland, where California, Colorado, Kentucky,...Read More
adults could send connection requests to young Australian children without parental or carer consent; children and adults could view and respond to one another’s posts on forums outside game environments without parental or carer consent; children’s connections were visible to anyone on the Roblox platform; children’s profiles and biographies, including account names, number and names...Read More
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. — Reuters OAKLAND, California: A former engineering director at Meta Platforms META.O testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement...Read More
Meta has been sued by California and a coalition of states that accuse it of intentionally designing products to hook kids and teens. Aug 19, 2026 Updated 4:05 pm PT Katie DeBenedettiRachael Myrow Arturo Bejar, a former Meta staffer and whistleblower, testified in court in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. The company has...Read More
A York man who raped a child multiple times has been jailed for 22 years and eight months today (Thursday). Ian Moffat, 63, was also found guilty of sexual assaults, and admitted possessing more than 100 indecent images of children. Following the sentence, police praised the courage of his victim for coming forward. Detectives launched an...Read More
Exposing Online Predators Some of the people helping expose alleged online predators aren’t wearing badges. They’re content creators, internet sleuths, and groups like Predator Poachers, who recently brought their operation to Upstate New York. Predator Poachers is an online group founded by Alex Rosen that uses decoy social media accounts posing as minors. The group...Read More
A 27-year-old Tennessee man described by the US justice department as a “nihilistic violent extremist” was sentenced to 77 years in prison on Wednesday for his targeting of girls online as part of the 764 network, an online group the FBI calls a form of “modern-day terrorism”. Kyle Spitze of Friendsville received the federal sentence...Read More
A 27-year-old Tennessee man described by the US justice department as a “nihilistic violent extremist” was sentenced to 77 years in prison on Wednesday for his targeting of girls online as part of the 764 network, an online group the FBI calls a form of “modern-day terrorism”. Kyle Spitze of Friendsville received the federal sentence...Read More
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A massive trial is underway in California, where state attorneys general are holding Meta’s feet to the fire for its role in fueling a children’s mental health crisis. According to the testimony of former Meta safety engineer Arturo...Read More
