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German Courts Open Trials Over Online Grooming and Sadist‑Network Tactics

Prosecutions expose a pattern of transnational sadistic online grooming while courts hold closed hearings to protect child victims.

Ministers Meet Potsdam Students as Germany Considers Under-14 Social Media Limits

Brazil Raises YouTube Age Rating to 16 Under New Online Child‑Safety Law

Mexico City Bill Seeks to Bar Social Media for Under-16s

EU Says Privacy‑First Age‑Verification App Is Ready for Member States

EU Says Major Porn Sites Likely Violated Digital Services Act Over Child Access

French Court Sentences Théo Denner to 18 Years for Sextortion of Teens

Marseille Court Sentences 39-Year-Old to Eight Years for Online Grooming of Boys

Germany Presses EU for Swift Youth Social Media Rules, Warns of National Measures if Brussels Stalls

France’s Data Watchdog Launches FantomApp to Help 10–15-Year-Olds Stay Safer on Social Media

Stuttgart Raids Target Alleged 'Pedo-Hunter' Ring After Violent Lured-Meeting Attacks

Italy Starts Age Checks on Porn Sites With February Deadline for Foreign Platforms

France Opens Criminal Probe Into TikTok Over Alleged Algorithmic Harm to Minors

Russia Debates Mandatory ID Checks for Access to 18+ Online Content

Pornhub Blocks Access in Arizona as Age-Verification Law Takes Effect

French MP Refers Free to Arcom Over VPN That Could Bypass Porn Age Checks

OpenAI Sets Parental Controls and Distress Alerts for Teen ChatGPT Use

France Relaunches Under-15 Social Media Ban Using EU Age-Verification Tool

Nigerian Judge Sentences Sextortionist to 76 Years for B.C. Teen’s Suicide

France’s Ban on Pornhub and YouPorn Triggers VPN Surge