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Missouri Family Sues Snapchat, Saying App Enabled Rape of 12‑Year‑Old

Plaintiffs seek damages and court orders to change Snapchat’s friend‑recommendation and location features to limit predator access.

White House Helps Shield Zuckerberg and Pichai From Senate Child-Safety Hearing

Former Army Specialist Pleads Guilty in Case Involving AI‑Altered Child Sexual Abuse Material

European Commission Prepares Findings That Meta’s Apps Use Addictive Design on Children

House Leaders Announce Bipartisan KIDS Act to Tighten Online Rules for Children

Florida Sues TikTok Over Alleged Violations of State Child‑Protection Law

Starmer Gives Tech Firms Three Months to Block Nude Images on Children’s Phones

Operation Soteria Shield Nets 276 Arrests and Rescues 89 Children in North Texas

5th Circuit Lets Texas App‑Store Age‑Verification Law Take Effect

Toronto Man Sentenced to 33 Years in U.S. for Sextortion of More Than 145 Children

David Chellapah Jailed for Online Grooming and Child Sexual Abuse

Operation Firewall Nets 341 Arrests and Leads to Rescue of 40 Children in Southern California

X Admits Breach of Australian Online Safety Law and Is Fined A$650,000

Child-Safety Groups Urge FTC Probe of Roblox Over Alleged Design and Chat Risks

Senate Panel Advances $108.5 Million DHS Plan to Fight Child Exploitation

Jharkhand CID Arrests Two in Giridih in Online Child Exploitation Probe

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

NSW Police End Two-Year Child Abuse Material Probe With 62 Arrests

Derby Man Who Groomed 152 Children on Snapchat Gets 31-Year Sentence

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