Kids Online Safety Act would make tech companies accountable : NPR
Aug 3, 2024 · The new law would require tech companies to limit children's exposure to dangerous online content. The last time Congress legislated on kids online safety was before social media and...
Texas weighs social media bans for minors as ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · Dupre’s department is one of three Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces in the state, and his agency alone covers 134 counties. His office receives 2,500 cyber tips per month for investigation from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an overwhelming number of cases for an agency with only 11 officers.
Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting minors online
Jul 30, 2024 · Critics of the federal legislation, including the American Civil Liberties Union, tech advocacy and free speech groups, have pointed to potential violations of the First Amendment and...
Report urges fixes to online child exploitation ... - Associated Press News
Apr 22, 2024 · A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found.
X helps update Kids Online Safety Act in final push for passage in …
14 hours ago · X helped make changes to the Kids Online Safety Act during a final push to pass the legislation before Congress adjourns, in an apparent bid to persuade Republican leaders.
Experts say more needs to be done to help protect children ... - ABC News
May 13, 2024 · Sciortino works on the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and investigates cyber tips that come from NCMEC.
Will Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say …
Feb 1, 2024 · At least six legislative proposals waiting in the wings in Congress target the spread of child sexual abuse material online and would require platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok to do...
Online child exploitation arrests made across Southern California
Sep 9, 2024 · More than 200 arrests were made across Southern California for sexually exploiting children on the internet as a result of a multi-agency law enforcement effort, authorities announced Monday.
141 arrested in child sex abuse operation in Southern California
Sep 14, 2022 · Authorities arrested 141 people across Southern California — most of them on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material — as part of a weeklong operation targeting online abuse,...
Biden signs Blackburn’s bipartisan bill modernizing reporting of …
May 9, 2024 · President Joe Biden this week signed into law a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn modernizing and streamlining how websites and social media companies report sexual exploitation of...