04-26 WARNING. Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew Abuse Accuser, Dies by Suicide at Age 41
Virginia Giuffre, the woman who has accused the late convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, has died by suicide, her family said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE. Giuffre died on Thursday, April 24, in Neergabby, Australia, her residence of the past several years, her family said. “Giuffre lost her […]
04-25 Instagram Still Posing Serious Risks to Children, Campaigners Say
Young Instagram users could still be exposed to “serious risks” even if they use new Teen Accounts brought in to provide more protection and control, research by campaigners suggests. Researchers behind a new report have said they were able to set up accounts using fake birthdays and they were then shown sexualised content, hateful comments, […]
04-24 Behind Every Click, A Hidden Danger — Why the KIDS Campaign Is Sounding the Alarm
04-23 Justices Seem Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools
The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to side with a group of parents objecting to their school district including books with LGBTQ themes in its elementary school curriculum. Across more than two hours of arguments, a majority of the justices sympathized with the Montgomery County, Md., parents’ claims that the lack of an opt-out option substantially burdens […]
04-22 The WARRIORS Need Your Help. Here’s How.
04-21 CONTEST: KIDS: Keep It Digitally Safe – Every Click Has a Cost. Submit Your Work by Sept. 30, 2025
The KiDS: Keep It Digitally Safe Campaign is a global contest designed to solicit creative ideas from the public on what social media warning labels could look like and say. The goal is to warn youth and adults about the harms of the social media platforms they are about to use, or are currently using. […]
04-20 New Report Reveals How the Health Care System is Failing Trafficking Victims – and What It Can Do to Improve
A recent report from Northeastern University highlights significant shortcomings in the U.S. health care system’s response to child sex trafficking victims. The study, led by Professor Amy Farrell, director of criminology and criminal justice and WGSS affiliated faculty at Northeastern, underscores that while hundreds of cases are reported annually in Massachusetts alone, the actual numbers […]
04-19 Sean (Diddy) Combs Loses Bid to Delay Sex-Trafficking Trial Set to Start in May
A U.S. judge on Friday denied Sean (Diddy) Combs’s bid to delay his upcoming sex-trafficking trial by two months. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said the hip-hop mogul made his request too close to his trial. Jury selection is scheduled to start on May 5, with opening statements on May 12. Combs, 55, has pleaded not […]
04-18 Sound the Alarm! Snapchat is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale
Investigative journalist Jeff Horwitz reported a startling statistic from an internal Snap Inc. email quoted in a court case against Snap Inc., the company which owns Snapchat. The email noted that the company receives around 10,000 reports of sextortion each month—and that figure is likely “only a fraction of the total abuse occurring on the […]
04-17 Falling for Machines: The Growing World of Human-AI Romance
In a nutshell (Study Finds) As AI technology advances, humans are forming increasingly intimate relationships with AI companions, raising ethical concerns about how these relationships might disrupt human connections. AI companions can cause harm by providing dangerous advice that users trust due to emotional bonds formed through conversation, remembering personal details, and simulating human-like behavior. […]