Investigators described the scheme as cruel, calculated and disturbing.

Investigators described the scheme as cruel, calculated and disturbing.

In response to increasing safety concerns regarding children on social media, the UK has urged major platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube to enhance age verification and safety protocols ...

Social media firms need to use better age verification technologies to keep children off their platforms, the U.K.'s ...

A Virignia man who spent years posing as a teenager online to exploit children across multiple states will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Stafford resident Nicholas Wayne Hanlon, 40, was ...

Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at ...

Tech firms have been warned to strengthen protections for young people online after MPs rejected a proposal to ban under-16s ...

UK regulators warn social media can push children towards harm within minutes and demand tougher checks; what might these moves really mean?

AI chatbots, including Gemini and ChatGPT, assisted researchers posing as teens in planning violent attacks by suggesting targets and weapons. Perplexity and Meta AI were the "least safe," while ...

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jill Scott is back on the charts with her new album “To Whom It May Concern,” and she’s ...

County lines gangs use dedicated phone lines and often exploit vulnerable adults and children to transport and sell drugs.

Most popular AI chatbots will help users plan out violent attacks, including school shootings, political assassinations, and acts of terrorism, with only a couple of chatbots refusing to fulfill these ...