New rules aimed at protecting children using the Internet took effect Monday. This update makes the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) more relevant in the social media and mobile phone age, and places some additional burdens on companies that target kids under 13. The rules went live over objections from industry groups which recently [ Read More ]
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New online child safety rules aim to protect kids on social media, smartphones.
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FBI arrests 150 in three days in sex-trafficking sweep
Comments Off on FBI arrests 150 in three days in sex-trafficking sweepWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI arrested 150 people across the United States on charges of holding children against their will for prostitution, a three-day weekend sweep that officials on Monday called the largest-ever operation against child sex-trafficking. read more…
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