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U.S. Nears $400 Million TikTok Child-Privacy Settlement Linked to D.C. Projects

Steering the payout to capital works would shift money away from compensating children affected by the alleged data collection.

Meta Expands AI Age Checks to EU and U.S., Scanning Height and Bone Structure

Senate Committee Advances GUARD Act to Restrict AI Chatbots for Minors

EU Charges Meta With DSA Breach Over Under‑13s on Facebook and Instagram

Brisbane Teacher Charged Over Alleged Dark‑Web Child‑Abuse Site and Grooming

EU Says Its Privacy-Focused Online Age-Check App Is Ready to Roll Out

EU Unveils Single App for Age Checks on Social Media

OpenAI Publishes Child Safety Blueprint to Curb AI‑Driven Child Exploitation

New Orleans Man Who Claimed Roblox Role Faces 238 Charges in Child Sex Abuse Case

Life Sentence for Trevor Fernandes After 67 Further Child Sex Offences

Yosemite-Area Rental Owner Arrested in Probe of Secret Guest Recordings and Child Abuse Files

European Parliament Rejects Chat Control Extension

Sydney Teacher Charged With Grooming 14-Year-Old, Child Abuse Material Offences

Meta Hit With $375 Million Verdict in New Mexico Over Child Safety Deception

LA County Deputy Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges in Stanislaus County Probe

Brazil’s Online Child‑Safety Law Takes Effect as Age Verification Remains Unsettled

Melbourne Man Gets 6 Years and 6 Months for Running Invite-Only Dark Web Child Abuse Site

New Orleans Man Charged With 40 Child Pornography Counts Claimed Roblox Job as Company Denies Ties

UK Child Abuse Image Offences Up Nearly 10% as NSPCC Urges Device-Level Blocks

EU Talks Collapse, Letting Chat-Scanning Exemption Expire on April 3