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UK Government Wants Crackdown On VPNs And Social Media For Kids
"No platform gets a free pass," U. K. prime minister Keir Starmer has said, announcing plans to close a legal loophole and force all AI chatbot providers to abide by the duties of the Online Safety Act when it comes to illegal content.
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Keir Starmer promises smartphone crackdown for under 16s within months
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Keir Starmer is vowing to enforce a crackdown on children and teenagers using smartphones within months to help keep them safe online.
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Teacher of the Year Finalist Allegedly Offered Cash for Sex Acts to Police Pretending to Be a '13-Year-Old Boy'
Guzman then allegedly arranged to meet with the child in San Jose, but was met by police officers
A California teacher, who was a Teacher of the Year finalist in 2024, was arrested in a sting operation during which he allegedly offered money in exchange for sexual acts from someone he thought was a child.
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Pornhub Is Now Blocked in 23 States and These 2 Countries. How to Watch Anyway
In an effort to keep kids away from objectionable content, a number of US states and several countries abroad have implemented age-verification requirements that require websites to confirm that their visitors are of age.
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Ohio man faces federal charges in case of teen found dismembered
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A 39-year-old Columbus man previously arrested in the death of a missing teenage girl now faces federal charges alleging sexual exploitation of a minor and interstate travel for illicit sexual conduct, authorities announced Tuesday.
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FBI alarm grows about violent online ring targeting kids, exclusive documents show
'Expendable soldiers': How a dark online subculture targets vulnerable kids to do violent things
A concerned mother posted online an urgent plea for advice last year: Her teenage son returning from college overseas had been mysteriously detained at a US airport.
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FBI alarm grows about violent online ring targeting kids, exclusive documents show | CNN
'Expendable soldiers': How a dark online subculture targets vulnerable kids to do violent things
A concerned mother posted online an urgent plea for advice last year: Her teenage son returning from college overseas had been mysteriously detained at a US airport.
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The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media
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The interview with Julie Inman Grant is yet to start - she is not even in the room - when the conversation turns to the barrage of death and rape threats her office deals with on a weekly basis.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Nearly 600 Snapchat Accounts to Steal Nude Images
An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to targeting nearly 600 Snapchat accounts through phishing messages as part of an effort to steal nude and semi-nude images from female student athletes.
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Dad claims 16-year-old daughter took her own life after meeting a...
Penelope Sokolowski was just 16 years old when she took her own life last February.
Her father, Jason, believes her suicide was the culmination of a grooming process that began on Roblox, the game platform beloved by kids -- with some 170,000 users under the age of 13, according to company data from 2023.
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What parents should know about Roblox safety features amid renewed concerns over online child exploitation
Interest in Roblox is surging following headlines about two Florida siblings who were previously reported missing after they were allegedly kidnapped by a 19-year-old they met on the platform and later communicated with on Snapchat, according to law enforcement.
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A Queens girl's alleged kidnapping is part of a growing trend, lawmakers warn. Police say an online predator groomed her.
Last month, a Queens child was groomed online, then kidnapped just seven days later, according to police.
She's home safe now, but authorities say online threats like this one are exploding, with predators increasingly pushing violence.
