It’s been more than a month since the apparent murder of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl in the Northern Territory and we still hearing stories about the neglect and abuse of Aboriginal children. For example, The Australian newspaper recently reported on a 12-year-old boy who ‘has been the subject of about 100 notifications relating to neglect,...Read More
The Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA) has filed criminal charges against TheirCare Pty Ltd, alleging multiple serious breaches of the Education and Care Services National Law that placed children’s safety at risk at the Rosanna Golf Links Primary School TheirCare service in Melbourne’s north‑east. The charges relate to alleged failures in supervision, staff suitability,...Read More
Last November, when the Canadian Center for Child Protection published nationally-representative data on the scale of sextortion and other forms of image based online abuse, it was a wake-up call for child safety online. According to the survey of nearly 1,300 Canadian teens who were sexually victimized online, over half of the cases involved images...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard. Opening statements began Monday in the three-week bench trial to decide...Read More
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New York (CNN) — Since independent vehicle crash testing began in the mid-1990s, automakers have been incentivized to make safety changes that have saved thousands of lives each year. Now, a new group is hoping to take a similar approach to artificial intelligence. Nonprofit media watchdog Common Sense Media is launching the Youth AI Safety...Read More
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a lawsuit Thursday against Roblox, alleging the online gaming platform failed to protect children from predators while misleading parents about safety protections. The lawsuit claims the company’s practices put young users at risk, including children in Oklahoma. Key Takeaways Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against Roblox over child safety...Read More
The Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) will be conducting a DUI roadblock on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Puainako Street, fronting Waiakea Intermediate School. This enforcement effort is part of HPD’s ongoing commitment to reducing impaired driving and enhancing roadway safety for all residents. Impaired driving continues to occur at...Read More
A lawsuit filed by the Nevada Attorney General’s Office is taking aim at a popular online messaging platform, alleging its design puts children at risk and fails to warn parents about those dangers. The complaint, filed against Discord, claims the platform has created an environment where children can be contacted by adult strangers with few...Read More
Bangladesh’s digital child protection policy still rests on a dangerously comforting illusion: that harmful online content can be managed by blocking websites. It is a politically convenient approach, because it allows the state to appear decisive without confronting the actual architecture of digital harm. It is also a technically weak approach. Bangladesh has already relied...Read More
