Predators will target the digital playgrounds children use, eSafety boss Julie Inman Grant says. Photo: Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS Some of the world’s largest gaming companies have been put on notice by Australia’s online safety watchdog for not doing enough to keep children safe on their platforms. The eSafety Commission outlined how the providers of four...Read More
The grieving family of a teenager who died in state care is demanding answers into what they believe was a preventable tragedy. The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified under Queensland law, was found dead in an Ipswich residential care home on September 12, at about 10:30am. Her parents told the ABC that police informed them...Read More
Gontse Sekhantso Social Development Minister Dina Pule has called for children’s voices to be placed at the centre of efforts to strengthen child protection as government renews its focus on preventing violence against children. Pule was speaking on Thursday at a two-day Children’s Summit on Ending Violence Against Children at the ANEW Hotel in White...Read More
Jhansi: A special legal literacy campaign on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, is being conducted in schools across Jhansi to sensitise students about child safety, their legal rights and the importance of speaking up against abuse.Organised under the directions of Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, the campaign aims to...Read More
White T-shirts turn children’s stories into a quiet but powerful invitation to notice what adults may overlook every day. An exhibition titled “Recognize. Respond.”, dedicated to children’s safety and preventing violence, has opened at Ukrainian House in Ternopil. It was created by the Center for Child Dignity at the Ukrainian Catholic University. As reported by...Read More
BRASÍLIA — A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered the messaging platform Discord to do more to protect underage users after detecting shortfalls that allegedly led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl. South America’s largest nation is one of the most active online regulators on the planet and sued Discord last month for nearly $100...Read More
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday that the state has reached an over $10 million settlement with an online gaming platform over child safety concerns. Under the settlement, Roblox is required to implement stricter safeguards to ensure that users have access only to age-appropriate content and cannot have harmful contact with...Read More
HOOVER, Ala. — A Bluff Park resident is asking Hoover to fund sidewalks along Hawksbury Lane, arguing that children are routinely walking a narrow road without a dedicated pedestrian space while the project remains unfunded. Blake Westbrook brought the issue to the Hoover City Council during public comment Monday night, asking leaders to reconsider sidewalks...Read More
TikTok has won a temporary pause in a Texas child safety case while a state appeals court considers whether the company can immediately challenge a ruling that found it misled users about harmful content and its Restricted Mode feature. The Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals on Tuesday halted all proceedings in the trial court. The...Read More
BRASÍLIA: A Brazilian judge on Sept 30 ordered the messaging platform Discord to do more to protect underage users after detecting shortfalls that allegedly led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl. The South American nation is one of the most active online regulators on the planet and last month sued Discord for nearly US$100mil...Read More
