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Judge Dismisses Class Suit Saying Apple Is Shielded From iCloud CSAM Claims

The ruling leaves the question of whether companies must build or deploy child-abuse detection tools to lawmakers rather than courts.

European Parliament Revives Chat Control 1.0 and Sends Amended Text to Council

San Antonio Member of 764 Offshoot Sentenced to 40 Years for Child Exploitation

EU Parliament Fast-Tracks Vote to Restore 'Chat Control' Scanning

Project 2029 Releases ‘Kids Over Clicks’ Plan to Tighten Tech Rules for Children

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

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

UK to Target Addictive Social‑Media Features for Under‑16s Rather Than Full Ban

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