Carolina Ferreira (CNS): Carolina Ferreira, who is well known locally as an advocate and educator for child protection and child sexual abuse prevention, has been appointed as the first designated safeguarding lead at the Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainability (MHES). The ministry said that the appointment marks a significant step in strengthening the protection...Read More
Those who worry about a child welfare system that puts ideology over children’s safety breathed a sigh of relief when the Biden administration ended. Whether the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was issuing guidance to keep qualified religious families from taking in foster children because those families didn’t believe gender was a social construct,...Read More
The European Commission is moving closer to introducing new measures on Child Safety Online after President Ursula von der Leyen received recommendations from a Special Panel examining the impact of social media on children. The report, released Monday, calls for stronger safeguards, greater platform accountability, and age-appropriate restrictions as the EU prepares to review the...Read More
‘Takedown with Chris Hansen’ host Chris Hansen reveals startling statistics on online predator interactions with middle schoolers on a new episode of ‘Hang Out with Sean Hannity.’ ‘Takedown with Chris Hansen’ host Chris Hansen joins Sean Hannity on the ‘Hang Out’ podcast, detailing alarming findings from early predator investigations in 2005. Hansen highlights that 11...Read More
Online child protection remains a growing challenge, according to Australia’s eSafety report. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has published its third transparency report assessing how major technology companies are tackling child sexual exploitation and abuse under the country’s Basic Online Safety Expectations. The report concludes that significant gaps remain across major platforms, particularly in responding to the...Read More
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) – Nacogdoches City Council voted unanimously Monday night to establish child safety zones across the city, banning registered sex offenders with minor victims from living within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, playgrounds and other places children regularly gather. The move follows a similar ordinance adopted by the city of Lufkin and represents...Read More
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – As dangerously hot temperatures move into the region, safety experts are reminding families that even on cloudy days, the inside of a parked vehicle can quickly become life-threatening. Experts say a vehicle’s interior temperature can climb quickly in any weather over 55 degrees, even if it’s parked in...Read More
Mark Scott is a contributing editor at Tech Policy Press. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during the Defence Industry Forum at the 36th NATO (OTAN) Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara, Turkiye on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Alexis Jumeau/Sipa via AP Images) When the European Commission’s special panel on...Read More
Mehdi Arfaoui, Sociologist, Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) & École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) Leanda Barrington-Leach, Executive Director, 5Rights Foundation Tobiáš Bruno Galia, President’s Youth Advisory Board, Czech Council of Children and Youth Urs Buscke, Senior Legal Officer, European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) Alex Cooney, CEO & Co-founder, CyberSafeKids María...Read More
Italy’s data protection authority has imposed a financial penalty on the company behind Character.AI after concluding that the chatbot platform failed to implement sufficient safeguards to prevent minors from accessing its services, marking another example of increasing European scrutiny of artificial intelligence companies. According to Reuters, Italy’s privacy regulator announced Thursday that it had fined Character...Read More
