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Category: Protect Them All

Sex offender linked to multiple states, crimes arrested in Sacramento County with teenage girl, sheriff’s say

An observant Sacramento County jewelry store clerk helped deputies arrest a sex offender linked to multiple states and crimes, the sheriff’s office said. In February, officials said 44-year-old Scott

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Biden-Harris admin loses track of 320,000 migrant children — with untold numbers at risk of sex trafficking and forced labor

The Biden-Harris administration has lost track of more than 320,000 migrant children who crossed the border without parents, according to a shocking new report. Untold numbers of the children

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Horror as one in five children approached by strangers online

Most children have experienced online harms, such as illegal content, harassment, child sexual abuse, violence, and “extreme” adult pornography. Most children are being harmed by online content and almost

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Prioritise children’s online safety at election to tackle ‘hidden pandemic’ of sexual abuse, experts urge

Experts warning of a “hidden pandemic” of online sexual abuse have urged politicians to prioritize children’s internet safety in their general election campaigns – and to treat the issue

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Senate passes the most significant child online safety bills in decades

The bills, known as KOSA and COPPA 2.0, were drafted after a series of emotional and powerful hearings focused on the harms of social media on young people. WASHINGTON

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Interesting podcast on the dangers of online specifically for Gen Z

Interesting podcast on the dangers of online specifically for Gen Z. Touches on sextortion amongst other challenges with kids going through puberty and not learning effective communication skills. Jonathan

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Child Disney star ‘broke down in tears’ after criminal used AI to make sex abuse images of her

Sky News has been granted access to a cyber crime operation in California, where a growing trend is emerging of AI being used by criminals to “fuel” child abuse

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Human Trafficking Hotline

Can social media licensing actually curb cybercrimes? Here’s how other countries with similar laws are doing

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Putrajaya is planning to license and regulate social media platforms from January 1, 2025, and yesterday the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) released

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Man jailed for downloading ‘repulsive’ AI-generated child abuse material in Tasmania

A man has been jailed for uploading and downloading AI-generated child abuse material in Tasmania – the first conviction of its kind in the state. The National Center for Missing and

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Meta Removes 63,000 Accounts Linked to Sextortion Scammers

Meta Platforms Inc. removed 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria linked to scammers who were using its social media services to blackmail targets after soliciting intimate photos, the company said Wednesday. Meta, which

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