LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A social media trend has Las Vegas Valley officers warning the community of the dangers you can face for participating. “It’s important for officers to try to be ahead of the game,” shared Officer Roberto Vaquera with the North Las Vegas Police Department sitting down FOX5 to discuss the dangers of...Read More

A longtime Arizona Department of Child Safety official backed up claims by the agency’s former director, who alleged a state group home operator and Democratic donor offered to help him keep his job in exchange for a rate increase that is at the center of pay-to-play allegations levied against Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration. But nothing...Read More

Security Children’s Commissioner also furious with Ofcom over a string of failures Children have told England’s Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, that the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) “has made absolutely no difference” to their ability to access harmful content online. More than a year after the OSA’s key child protection duties took effect,...Read More

Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day OAKLAND, Calif. – The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, said in court on Tuesday that a feature introduced in 2021 to try to help teens regulate their time on the app had lower uptake than he had hoped...Read More

Crime Stoppers of Houston says viral trends can quickly lead to injuries, arrests and life-threatening situations. HOUSTON — As summer break gives teens more free time, Crime Stoppers of Houston is urging parents to talk with their children about risky online trends that can lead to serious consequences. The organization is warning families about “teen...Read More

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SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI is rolling out a new “ChatGPT for Teens” experience that it says will provide additional safety protections for teen users. The move comes as the San Francisco-based company faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people. The experience will...Read More

New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don’t want to wait? Scroll down to continue watching this week’s segments now. AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Meta, the social media giant, will pay $1 billion and implement new child safety regulations on its platforms as part of a settlement...Read More

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Georgia’s candidates for governor took different paths on the campaign trail Wednesday, highlighting stark policy divides and trading sharp personal attacks as they toured metro Atlanta. Republican nominee Rick Jackson stood at the State Capitol to pitch a zero-tolerance crackdown on human trafficking and online predators. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Keisha Lance...Read More

POCSO: Kerala HC delivers key ruling The Kerala High Court has held that kissing a child’s penis, when done with sexual intent, amounts to penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The ruling came while the high court dismissed an appeal filed by a man convicted under the POCSO Act...Read More