Parents today spend a huge chunk of time worrying about their kids’ online safety. How much social media access is enough to connect with friends, but not so much it becomes addicting? Is their phone making it easier to get help when they are feeling stressed, or driving them away from human connection? So when...Read More
Around 400 Year 6 pupils from ten primary schools engaged in interactive workshops, all part of the ‘Junior Citizen’ scheme. The initiative, held at Weymouth Football Club, aimed to cover areas like railway safety, first aid, anti-social behaviour, health and wellbeing, online conduct, and water safety. The workshops, led by professionals from various agencies including...Read More
A new documentary set for release Friday, June 19, will revisit the 2023 Verdigris murder-suicide that shocked Oklahoma and led to changes in state law aimed at strengthening child safety protections in certain supervised visitation cases. The film, titled “Deadbeat,” follows two fathers who lost their children in the tragedy and later turned their grief...Read More
VERDIGRIS, Okla. — A new documentary set to release on Friday will revisit the 2023 Verdigris murder-suicide that shocked Oklahoma and led to changes in state law aimed at strengthening child safety protections in certain supervised visitation cases. The documentary, titled Deadbeat, follows two fathers who lost their children in the tragedy who later turned their grief...Read More
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A bill that would give the state more oversight into child welfare cases is one step closer to becoming law after the North Carolina House passed the “Dominique Moody Safety Act” on Wednesday afternoon. The bill was named after Dominque Moody, a 6-year-old Charlotte girl, who died in December 2025 after...Read More
Apple unveiled a new suite of child safety tools and family experiences at this year’s WWDC, spending significant time highlighting the new features as the tech industry grapples with age verification and online safety. The company’s new Child Accounts features, which are available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, include parental monitoring tools like Ask to...Read More
By Diana Novak Jones June 15 (Reuters) – Florida’s attorney general sued TikTok on Monday over claims it is violating the state’s law barring social media platforms from allowing children under age 14 to create accounts. In the lawsuit, filed in state court in St. Lucie County, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, accuses...Read More
The arrest of a security guard attached to an Islamiyya school in Kebbi State over the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl has renewed concerns about the safety of children in religious learning centres and the need for stronger child-protection measures in schools. The Kebbi State Police Command said it had arrested a 36-year-old...Read More
The Australian Digital subscription costs $24 (min. cost) charged every 4 weeks for a duration of 52 weeks, after which it automatically renews at $44 charged every 4 weeks. Renewals occur unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. Not in conjunction with any other offer....Read More
As governments across the world move to restrict young people’s access to social media platforms, gaming giant Roblox has unveiled a major overhaul of its child safety framework, rolling out new age-based account experiences and stricter parental controls for users under 16 globally. The announcement comes amid growing international concern about children’s online safety. The...Read More
