Det. David Invernizzi fields Internet queries from Hammocks CAC. Increasing sex-related dangers through Internet access by children and teens were described by a Miami-Dade Police detective to a West Kendall audience on May 30. “Remember there’s a difference between two types of those seeking to reach your kids,” Det. David Invernizzi advised members of the...Read More

Young boys are terrorising vehicles and pedestrians (Picture: Tiktok) There’s a new sub-type of antisocial behaviour being perpetrated by youths and young men in the UK, known as ‘snapping’. It involves teens doing wheelies on their bikes and e-bikes directly into the path of pedestrians and oncoming cars, before swerving at the very last minute....Read More

OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) – Alabama will receive more than $117 million from a settlement with Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, over claims it designed those apps to be addictive to children. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the settlement forces Meta to change how it treats kids after accusing the company of designing...Read More

A landmark agreement between Meta and 48 US states could change the way social media platforms operate, with the company accepting a series of strict new commitments aimed at protecting children and teenagers on Facebook and Instagram. Under the settlement, Meta has agreed to pay at least $12 billion over a decade to resolve a...Read More

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks to reporters at a press conference after opening arguments took place in the Meta trial over a lawsuit brought by US states about social media addiction at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Oakland, California, on August 18, 2026. GODOFREDO A. VASQUEZ Sign up...Read More

Louisiana has been included as part of an historic $12.19 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.   The announcement follows recent lawsuits filed by Attorney General Murrill against popular children’s platforms Roblox and TikTok for deceptively advertising themselves as safe for kids.   The Meta settlement is the largest state consumer protection settlement in...Read More

Bert Hardy Advertising Archive/Getty Images If you’re old enough, you probably remember riding in the cargo area of a station wagon or the bed of a pickup as a child. No seatbelts, no airbags, nothing to hold on to, except for the dog, who also...Read More

CNBC host Jim Cramer said Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:META) $17 billion child safety settlement will likely have a smaller financial impact than many investors expect, calling it “barely material” to the company’s earnings once spread over a decade. ‘It Could Have Been Disastrous’ Cramer said the settlement could end up being far smaller once spread...Read More

Brazil requires social media accounts held by under-16s to be linked to a legal guardian. China caps daily app use at one hour for under-16s and two hours for 16 and 17-year-olds, and switches services off between 10pm and 6am. Indonesia lets a 14-year-old onto a low-risk platform with parental consent, but not a high-risk...Read More

As students return to school, the Child Safety Organisation has called for families and schools to work together to strengthen six key pillars that support children’s safety and wellbeing throughout the 2026–2027 academic year: safe journeys between home and school; health readiness; responsible, family-supervised digital use; promoting respectful behaviour; open family dialogue; and sustained communication...Read More