LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) – Lufkin City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to ban registered sex offenders – whose victims were under the age of 17 – from living within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, churches, childcare facilities, homeowner association pools, public pools, and youth rehabilitation centers. Lufkin currently has 103 registered sex offenders living within...Read More

Children under the age of five will be removed from residential care in Queensland, the child safety minister says, following a major inquiry. The state’s Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety made 52 recommendations to the government to address what it called serious failures. The inquiry was announced by the state government last year to...Read More

The Northern Territory’s most senior female lawyer has invoked the case of Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker to back the Finocchiaro Government’s controversial proposed child safety reforms. As debate rages over the proposed changes to child protection laws, barrister Sally Gearin has argued that child safety must take precedence over cultural placement considerations, saying vulnerable Aboriginal...Read More

ITANAGAR, Jun 02:  Women Police Station (WPS) heree conducted an awareness on Emergency Response Support System (ERSS-112), provisions of new criminal laws, and women and child safety at Niti ViharGovt middle schoole here on Tuesday to educate students. The session focused on personal safety, including awareness on “good touch and...Read More

Key Takeaways: Lawmakers introduced nearly 300 state children’s online safety laws this year, targeting how companies collect data from minors and expose them to harmful content, predatory behavior, and addictive features. Recent jury verdicts against Meta and Google have added momentum to this legislative push. Twenty-six states now require age verification to restrict minors’ access...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

During Child Safety Week, which runs from 1 to 7 June, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging families to implement simple, practical measures to help maintain child safety within the home. The annual campaign highlights how small, everyday actions can make a meaningful difference in cutting down the risk of accidents, particularly for younger...Read More

Florida state authorities have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing the ChatGPT developer of misleading users regarding the platform’s safety for children. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN. Details Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier stated that ChatGPT allegedly provided information to potential school shooters, offered advice on self-harm,...Read More

Florida just became the first state to take OpenAI and its CEO to court. Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an 83-page civil complaint on June 1, accusing the company of endangering children through deceptive marketing of ChatGPT, a product it allegedly promoted as safe while burying internal warnings about its risks. The lawsuit seeks civil...Read More

Florida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, accusing the company of misleading the public about the safety of its ChatGPT platform and exposing children to harmful content. The lawsuit was filed on Monday in a Florida state court by James Uthmeier, a Republican, who alleged that ChatGPT has...Read More