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
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) – As more than 150,000 visitors prepare to pack the Morehead City waterfront this weekend for the 40th annual North Carolina Seafood Festival, local first responders are rolling out safety plans and major parking adjustments. The North Carolina Seafood Festival kicks off Friday at noon and runs through Sunday evening. Festivalgoers...Read More
Nevada County Public Health is expanding child passenger safety resources to families throughout the county. Families may access safety checks and education at no cost, and low‑income families may receive a free car seat through participating locations. “This program ensures that every parent or caregiver has access to the information and equipment needed to keep...Read More
Joining PLDT and Smart in the “Safe Online Space Forum: Building Safer Online Spaces for Filipino Children and Families” to discuss the critical roles they play in protecting children in today’s connected world are panelists from the Senate, Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine National Police – Women and Children Protection, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center,...Read More
Discord is accessible again in the Philippines after the government lifted its temporary ban on the platform following talks over child protection, online safety and cooperation with authorities. The department of information and communications technology (DICT) and its attached agency, the cybercrime investigation and coordinating centre (CICC), lifted the ban on 24 September after Discord...Read More
Lisa Nandy has warned technology firms that the government’s online safety crackdown is not finished, saying that banning under-16s from social media platforms is only a “staging post”. Earlier this year the government announced that teenagers under the age of 16 would be banned from accessing “high-risk” social media apps, while safer platforms would be...Read More
A childcare centre in the NSW Central West is being shut down after recording 126 breaches over a 12-year period. The NSW Early Learning Commission has announced Jenny’s Kindergarten and Early Learning Centre in Bathurst will permanently close on October 13 due to ongoing non-compliance and safety risks. The independent regulator said it had given...Read More
Apple’s new suite of powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use tools helps parents create safer digital experiences for their kids and is now available with the latest software updates to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. These updates give parents more flexibility to manage the content their children see, who they can communicate with, and when...Read More
This Insight is part of GNET’s LatAm series, which looks at the crime-terror nexus in Latin America and the implications/risks for tech moderation. Since 2021, major platforms have informally treated Latin American cartels as equivalent to terrorist entities in their internal moderation hierarchies, including through shadow-banning — suppressing the visibility of content or search results without...Read More
TOPEKA, Kan. — The state of Kansas and the online gaming platform Roblox have reached a settlement over child safety concerns. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced Tuesday that the agreement secures more than $10 million in financial commitments and requires Roblox to implement stricter safeguards to protect children. Roblox describes itself as the “ultimate...Read More
